TY - JOUR
TI - Availability as a dimension of energy security in the Republic of Serbia
AU - Pavlović Boban S
AU - Ivezić Dejan
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2017
VL - 21
IS - 1
SP - 323
EP - 333
PT - Article
AB - There is a range of modern approaches and models in literature for the  evaluation and determination of energy security, which are based on different  parameters and indicators. For most of them, a common characteristic is  emphasizing the availability of energy, as an important dimension for  ensuring energy security. In this paper, concise overview of Serbian energy  sectors is given and appropriate energy indicators are defined and  determined. Selected indicators provide insight into the main components that  characterize availability - security of supply, self-sufficiency,  diversification of energy sources, level of renewable energy use and  technological maturity. Besides calculation of energy indicators, the aim is  to investigate and establish the relationships among components of  availability of energy in Serbia, and to provide some recommendations for the  policy makers to develop efficacious measures for enhancing energy security.  Therefore Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) methodology is applied to analyze  collected data, to reveal cause - effect relationships, and to prioritize  components of availability mutually. Conclusion is that the main activities  in Serbian energy sector should be directed to improvement of energy  efficiency, increase the use of renewable energy sources and diversification  of energy sources and energy imports directions.