Mila Popović, the president of the Belgrade committee of the Freedom and Justice Party and a member of the Serbian Parliament, reminded the mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, that on October 15, the new heating season and yes then heating it must be included because citizens pay too much for it all year round.
"The radiators must be warm in the morning and in the evening, and during the day at a level that allows the apartments to maintain the prescribed temperature," said Popović.
As stated in the SSP announcement, she emphasized that Belgrade Power Plants are making high profits because heating prices are rising, although fuel prices are not, so the least they should do is to fulfill their obligation, which has already been paid in advance.
"It is inconceivable that money is taken in advance, and that the basic service is not delivered on time," Popović pointed out.
She assessed that "every day of possible delay is a fraud that shows a lack of concern for citizens."
"This is not a matter of luxury, but of basic needs, the satisfaction of which the citizens of Belgrade pay too much for," concluded Popović.
Various prices
As a reminder, the heating season begins on October 15. Whether the radiators will really be warm depends on the weather.
Due to mild winters in the past two years, less firewood was bought, and some households have stocks from last year. When it comes to firewood, the price varies from city to city, the type of wood, but also how much trouble the owners will put in when the wood arrives - that is, whether they will pay for transportation, hire workers to chop wood, and the like.
Beograd
Central heating in Belgrade has risen in price by 8,9 percent since November, that is, from 132,8 to 144,6 dinars per square meter.
A cubic meter of wood at the warehouses in Belgrade costs about 7.000 dinars.
Pellets per ton start at 24.000 dinars and up, depending on the quality.
Kragujevac and Leskovac
Central heating in Kragujevac is 121,15 dinars per square meter (fixed part 55,50 while variable part is 65,65 dinars).
The price of firewood in this city ranges from 7.000 to 8.000 dinars per cubic meter.
The price of pellets, depending on the quality, is from 28.000 to 38.000 dinars per ton.
The price of Bosnian charcoal is 18.000 dinars, and the price of sacks is 20.000 dinars per ton.
A ton of brown angle is 19.000 dinars, and sacks are 21.000 dinars per ton.
Resavica coal costs 25.000 dinars, and bags cost 27.000 dinars per ton.
In Leskovac, a cubic meter of beech wood costs less than 6.000 dinars.
Vojvodina
The highest heating prices in Vojvodina are in Novi Sad.
The Novi Sad heating plant enters the new heating season with old prices. The price of district heating per square meter is 127,5 dinars.
For citizens and business consumers whose price is calculated according to consumption, the price is 7,7 dinars per kilowatt-hour. These prices are the result of two price increases in just six months - in December 2022 and in February 2023.
As for the price of gas in Novi Sad, it has not changed since last year, so a kilowatt-hour costs 5,02 dinars.
The prices of firewood start at RSD 6.000 per cubic meter, and the price depends on the type of wood.
Pre-cut or split wood, ready for burning, is more expensive and costs around 10.500 dinars per meter. Pellets cost from 28.000 dinars to 32.000 dinars per ton, depending on the manufacturer and quantity. Briquettes are 32.000 dinars per ton. Coal ranges from 16.000 to 24.000 dinars.
In Sombor, cut wood costs about 9.000 dinars per cubic meter (last year it was about 100 euros). A ton of pellets is about 30.000 dinars.
In Subotica, it is even cheaper - a cubic meter of cut wood is from 7.500 to 8.000 dinars. The price of corner is from 17.000 to 23.000 dinars per ton.
Uncertainty about energy supplies marked the beginning of the heating season two years ago. The reason was the outbreak of war in Ukraine, which affected the market with extremely high prices and shortages. Citizens raced to get a meter of wood and a ton of pellets without asking how much they cost.
