TY - JOUR
TI - Prospective thermal power generation in the Western Balkan countries
AU - Tomasović Nikola
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2015
VL - 19
IS - 2
SP - 357
EP - 370
PT - Article
AB - The aim of this paper is to analyze the expansion of the thermal generation  in the long-term for the Western Balkan region. This paper concentrates on  the estimation of long-term energy data for the (Western) Balkan countries.  The process was implemented by the use of the PRIMES model in order to  perform simulations for the future growth of electricity supply and demand in  the region. Two scenarios were applied. The first (Baseline) scenario was  based on the current energy path of each country and on the absence of any  specific energy policy like tax emissions or renewable subsidies. The second  (Reference) scenario was practically a series of “environmental”  sub-scenarios, based on specific energy subsidy policy applied to the  electricity generated by renewable sources. Results were given for the period  between 2015 and 2050 in 5-year steps and conclusions were made for the whole  region. As such, the results can feed up trials of energy planning referring  to the future energy condition.