Electric power industry of Serbia
New economy: Increase in the price of electricity for businessmen
The price of electricity for the economy so far, in the previous year, amounted to 94 euros per megawatt-hour
Protests
The man who first "crowled" calls EPS workers to strike
Dragoslav Ljubičić lost his job at TENT because of his support for the protests. Now, he is once again calling on his colleagues to combat "opportunism" and stop work before March 15
Protests in Serbia
Another dismissal in the Electric Power Company of Serbia due to protests
Vesna Lakićević was fired for posting on social networks calling for a strike and protests and talking about "complete disarray in EPS"
Obrenovac
SSP: Milorad Grcic resigned from custody
The Freedom and Justice Party announced that, according to the information it has, the former director of EPS and the current president of the Municipality of Obrenovac, Milorad Grcic, has resigned from custody.
Student protests
Dismissal of an EPS worker for supporting students
Until today, Goran Perišić was the manager of the excavator in Kolubara, and then he was fired for supporting students
Energy Industry
New Economy: Dramatic decline in EPS profits
The new management of EPS, led by Dušan Živković, predicted a profit of 54 billion dinars, while the profit at the end of last year was more than twice as low
Protests in Serbia
Lawsuit over dismissal at EPS
Dragoslav Ljubičić was one of the first to be fired from the Electric Power Company of Serbia after a protest by unions, employees and students in front of the EPS building. He is now suing the company and seeking reinstatement
Repressive measures
EPS: Because of support for students, a warning before dismissal
Whoever supports students in EPS is threatened with dismissal. This also happened to Goran Perišić, the president of the "Jedinstvo Kolubara" working body. But he won't give up, because "he doesn't know what kind of parent it is that doesn't support children". That is why he is going to Kragujevac on Saturday
The fight against corruption
Lawyer Stojković: Arrests in the EPS are not a fight against corruption, but a "concealment of massive corruption"
"It is quite clear that Milorad Grcic alone does not have the intellectual capacity to design any money extraction. At the same time, the entire team that works on EPS does not miss a hair, nor does anyone pay attention to them," says attorney Čedomir Stojković for "Vreme".
Announced fight against corruption
Arrest of Grcic's team for corruption: Why now, why them?
The arrest of Milorad Grčić and his associates in connection with corruption in the EPS caused numerous reactions in the public. While the government brags about the fight against corruption, it is paradoxical that these arrests right now with the announcement of Aleksandar Vučić actually prove what the students claim - that in Serbia politics controls the judiciary
Electric power industry of Serbia
An EPS union member was fired for posting on Facebook
EPS trade unionist Dragoslav Ljubičić, who has five years left until retirement, was fired for posting on Facebook. He told "Vreme" that repressive measures will be launched across Serbia these days against people who publicly deal with "arrogant thieves in power".
Higher public prosecution
Who has been arrested for corruption in EPS?
On the order of the Special Department for Suppression of Corruption of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, 15 persons suspected of rigging public procurements in the Electric Power Company of Serbia were arrested
Electric power industry of Serbia
How to shut up EPS workers: Threats and a nasty Code of Conduct
Dragoslav Ljubičić, a union member of Elektroprivreda Srbije, received a warning before his dismissal due to alleged violations that were added to the Code of Business Conduct only after he raised the alarm. If the amended Code is applied, whistleblowers will have to choose between silence and dismissal
Protests in Serbia
Threats of dismissal to strikers in the Electric Power Company of Serbia
The trustee of the EPS "Nezavisnost" union, Dragoslav Ljubičić, confirmed for "Vreme" that on Tuesday, January 28, he was served with a notice of dismissal in the TENT branch, where he is employed in the position of "OV-TK dispatcher".
Electric power industry of Serbia
Support for students: TENT workers went on strike
"In this way, our trade union wanted to send public support to the students who are leading a serious fight against corruption, and for a better future and the country," Dragoslav Ljubičić, president of the strike committee of the Nezavisnost EPS Trade Union, told "Vreme"
Public procurement
Demostat: Suspicious tender for meter reading - EPS chose a 12 million euro more expensive offer?
The Republican Commission for the Protection of Rights in Public Procurement Procedures decides on the legality of the Elektrodistribucija tender, where the more expensive offer of the Montop HRS consortium was chosen. Experts claim that the set conditions have eliminated competition, while the second bidder is announcing criminal charges
Energy Industry
New economy: Serbia is threatened with the collapse of the energy system
The snow that fell on Monday, in addition to traffic, also caused the collapse of the energy system. The former director of Elektroprivreda Srbije Miroslav Tomašević warns that the same scenario from three years ago could be repeated, when about 130.000 households were left without electricity due to a major accident in TENT.
Personal attitude
Money spins instead of turbines
AD EPS will spend the same amount of money for the import of coal this year for five million tons as for the complete production from RB Kolubara (something around 22 million tons). This will increase the producer price of the final product of EPS, electricity, by 50 percent, because those 27 million tons cost twice as much as if all 27 million tons were produced in Kolubara
The fight for labor rights
The workers of "Pro Tenta" in Kostolac have suspended their work: They are demanding equal conditions as their colleagues from EPS
Dissatisfied workers protested because of lower wages and lack of benefits. They demand that their salaries be equalized with those of employees in the same positions in the Electric Power Company of Serbia and that, like them, they receive a benefited seniority
Interview: Hristina Vojvodić, RERI
EPS does not act on a pollution judgment
We are talking about excessive emissions of sulfur dioxide, a harmful gas that has been scientifically proven to have a negative effect on human health and the environment. It is important for citizens to know that when we talk about excessive emissions, we mean emissions that are as much as six times higher than permitted. Such multiple emissions lead to various consequences for health, with the most serious arising from excessive and long-term exposure to sulfur dioxide. This leads to a significant increase in mortality from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases
Energy Industry
After the introduction of the purification system, the pollution produced by the Kostolac TPP is even greater
The construction of a desulfurization plant at the Kostolac Thermal Power Plant was supposed to reduce pollution by 96 percent. It's just that in 2023, the emission of sulfur dioxide was 9242 tons higher than in 2022. EPS is responsible for 41,6 percent of air pollution in Serbia
Economy
EPS experts refute Vučić: There is no recycling technology for lithium batteries
According to EPS experts, it is better to store electricity obtained from wind and solar power in reversible hydropower plants than in lithium ion batteries. The problem with batteries is that there is no recycling technology, and they pollute the environment
Public-private partnership
EPS cash registers are shutting down: Private company Alta Pay makes money from payments through the application
EPS has been closing most of its cash desks since November, and electricity bills will only be able to be paid electronically without commission. However, the company Alta Pay, whose owner is a businessman close to SNS, Davor Matsura, collects a profit from every payment made through the "EPS Insight into the Account" application.
Consumer rights
Complaints about electricity bills should be submitted in writing
The appeal must be supported by some legal regulations. If it is done orally, the officers are able to say anything just to "unhook" the debtor. says Dejan Gavrilović, president of the consumer association Eftekfi
Elektroprivrede Srbije (EPS)
EPS announced the abolition of 106 cash registers: Where will citizens be able to pay their bills?
Due to the improvement of operations and digitization, EPS announces the abolition of the counter. As of November 1, 106 counters will be abolished, and from February next year, the counters will be available only at cash registers in five cities in Serbia
Electric power industry of Serbia
EPS employee arrested for illegal cryptocurrency mining
The Zrenjanin police arrested a man employed by the Electric Power Company of Serbia, due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that he committed the criminal offense of abuse of the position of a responsible person
Energy Industry
Beginning of the heating season: The prices of firewood and electricity are rising, solar panels are paying off more and more
The sudden end of the summer heat and the great cooling remind us that there is less than a month left until the start of the heating season. Energy expert Miodrag Kapor tells "Vreme" how heating prices will move, as well as which heating method is the most cost-effective