ENERGY 2021
INTERVIEW
ZORANA MIHAJLOVIĆ PH.D. DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF ENERGY AND MINING
WE HAVE THOUGHTFULLY
EMBARKED ON DEEP REFORMS
The major changes we’ve instigated in the energy sector are connected deeply, and in multiple ways, with overall economic development, while they have a challenging social dimension and impact markedly on international relations and integration processes. These changes are extending beyond the energy sector, and for a country delving into them from a position like ours, they could be considered a national project to a certain extent.
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ccording to the opinions of experts, abandoning lignite and turning towards cleaner energy sources is a more complex task than any of the reforms we’ve so far gone through. We asked Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Mining, Zorana Mihajlović Ph.D., whether we have the strength for that, given that the structure of our energy sector is largely based on this fuel source? Energy has been “sleeping” in Serbia for a long time, failing to change fast enough, and those who fail to change and advance in today’s world are left behind. We are only just entering the energy transition process, in the true sense of the word, in 2021 - starting from the legal framework, through the development of strategic documents to the adapting of the investment plan to the kind of energy sector we should have in the 21st century,
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