Serbia's energy minister Aleksandar Antic said French state-run utility
companyElectricite de France(EDF) has expressed serious interest in
participating in the development of hydropower projects in his country.
Representatives of
EDF have expressed interest in cooperating with Serbian state-owned power
utility EPS in the development of hydropower projects, as well as in the
development of Serbia's power distribution network, Antic said in a video file
posted on the website of news agency Tanjug on Monday.
The Serbian
government and EDF will analyse the underused hydropower potential of the
country to develop joint projects, Antic said and added that a delegation of
managers ofEDFvisited Serbia in February to meet with
representatives of the energy ministry, EPS and transmission system operator
Elektromreza Srbije (EMS).
In January, Antic
signed a letter of intent with the French ambassador to Serbia, Frederic
Mondoloni, under which the governments of the two countries will support
cooperation in the field of renewable energy, the increase of the efficiency of
the Serbian power grid and energy efficiency.
In December, the
Serbian president's office said French president Emmanuel Macron plans to visit
Serbia in 2018.
(SeeNews)