COMMERCIAL AND NATIONAL PROFITABILITY OF COAL MINING AT GACKO COAL DEPOSIT

Authors

  • Boško Vuković

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7251/afts.2016.0814.001V

Abstract

Coal resources, beside oil, gas and uranium as nonrenewable source of energy, represent the most
significant part of energy potential of Republic of Srpska and energy source of strategic
importance.Modern pace of technological and industrial development conditions constant increase of
coal exploitation and consumption. Usage of this resource must be planed and utterly
rational.Production of coal from Gacko deposit has great importance from socio - economical and
national aspect. If taken into account that thermoenergey capacity of installed power of 300MW was
built very close to Gacko coal deposit, to the greatest extent the problems of unemployment and
purchasing power of locals and residents of neighboring municipalities are solved. In the former
production of coal and electric energy from energy complex in Gacko the commercial profitability is
realized, which represents direct financial benefit for Republic of Srpska energy sector. However,
commercial profitability, which is practically determined by market economy and its principles can not
give clear picture about contribution of coal and electric energy production to national economy of
Republic of Srpska.

Published

2016-06-13