Newly appointed director "Elektrodistribucije SrbijeBiljana Komnenic said that a replacement is in progress old meters smart ones measuring devices.
She stated that 360.000 meters have been replaced so far, and the plan is to replace 520.000. The replacement of meters is important both for citizens and for Elektrodistribucja, the accuracy of measurements will be increased, and citizens will be able to manage consumption, emphasized Komnenić.
"So far, 360.000 meters have been replaced, and the plan is to replace 520.000." We are continuing the replacement, it is important both for citizens and for Elektrodistribucja. Electricity distribution will increase the accuracy of measurements with new meters, and citizens will be able to see how much they have spent through the application and further manage consumption," says Komnenić.
She mentioned that the teams are on the ground, that the contractors are engaged and that the procedure is to inform the manager of the building, as well as the citizens while the works are in progress.
She added that the situation has normalized after the storm and the power outage in Vrnjačka Banja and Trstenik and that the power supply is now stable.
"A big job has started to fix the low-voltage network, which is important in order to avoid breakdowns. "There is always a problem when it snows in the Ivanjica, Požega, and Zlatibor region, but storms in the summer also cause problems more and more often," she said.
Electricity distribution: Citizens do not have any costs
However, the question arises as to who will pay for this entire process. Let us remind you that "Elektrodistribucija" assured that the replacement is carried out according to legal procedures, users do not have any costs, and EDS pays for these activities.
"Based on the Law on Energy, Article 136, the operator of the electricity distribution system, when taking over the measuring devices, has the right to relocate the measuring point in accordance with the technical conditions established by the rules on the operation of the distribution system, and the costs of relocation are borne by the operator of the distribution system," it was stated. from the Public Relations Center of "Elektrodistribucija Srbije" for Insider.
From this company, they state that, in the event that the customer, i.e. the manufacturer objects to the taking over of measuring devices, measuring switchboards, i.e. connection lines, installations and equipment in the measuring switchboard and other devices, the operator of the electricity distribution system has the right to replace or replace them at your own expense.
"According to the above, taking into account that the replacement and relocation of the meter is done at the expense of the operator, the users are not obliged to sign the contract on the replacement of the meter." The owner of the new meter is Elektrodistribucija Srbije, because Article 150 of the Independent Articles of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Energy stipulates the obligation of the Distribution System Operator to take over the measuring devices. In the previous period, the owners of only some meters were users, but they also had the obligation to maintain them", they state in this company.
Ćirilović: Citizens will pay through price increases
Radomir Ćirilović from the Association for the Protection of Consumer Rights "Prosperitet" from Novi Sad disagrees with this statement, who estimates that citizens "will pay for all this through frequent increases in the price of electricity."
"There is no cheese in the mousetrap for free, someone has to pay for it, and we pay for it through frequent increases in the price of electricity and poor service in terms of voltage and everything else and costs on electricity bills, which have nothing to do with the production and distribution of electricity ", said Ćirilović.
According to him, they deliberately complicated the electricity bill with many details so that the consumer would not understand what he was paying for.
"He needs to divide the total invoiced amount in the account by the number of kilowatts used, so he will see how many kilowatt-hours he has," said Ćirilović.
In his opinion, it is a paradoxical fact that a kilowatt of electricity in Serbia is more expensive if less electricity is consumed.
"It's simple math, if the total charge is divided by the number of kilowatts consumed, it's much more expensive," says Ćirilović.
He also emphasizes that 60 percent of what is in the electricity bill has nothing to do with the production and distribution of electricity, but is used to pay for other things.
This means that only 40 percent of the electricity bill structure is related to the production and distribution of electricity, said Ćirilović.
Source: RTS / Insider
