CGES was host of the ordinary meeting of SECI (South East Cooperation Initiative) and TSP (Transmission System Planning) working group, held between 11.05. – 13.05. in Budva.
Besides our Company, the meeting was attended also by representatives of: ESO EAD (Bulgarian transmission system operator), TRANSELECTRICA-E (Romanian transmission system operator), HEP OPS (Croatian transmission system operator), MEPSO-a (Macedonian transmission system operator), EMS (transmission system operator of Serbia), OST (Albanian transmission system operator) , KOSTT (transmission system operator of Kosovo), NOS BiH (independent transmission system operator of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Energy Secretariat from Vienna, EKC (Electricity Coordinating Centre from Belgrade), EIHP (Energy Institute “Hrvoje Požar” from Zagreb), as well as representatives of USAID and USEA from Washington.
Main topics of the meeting were planning of future network projects, as well as review of preliminary results of the Electricity Markets Perspectives Study by 2030. The Study, which was prepared by EHIP Zagreb and EKC Belgrade, highlighted future performances of both exiting and newly planned HVDC connections towards Italy. Final version of the study should be published on fall current year.
For more than 15 years, the SECI TSP project has been a guiding principle in South East Europe towards coordinating access to network planning that ensures the necessary infrastructure in order to make the electricity market more reliable and safe. Significant results of SECI TSP were achieved through a dedicated, precise and diligent planning of engineers from TSOs. Financing of support and coordination was provided by USAID and USEA.
Through a successful work on the project it has been acquired the necessary support and acknowledgment in order for SECI TSP to become a sustainable voluntary association that will be continued with regional planning in the following years.