Energy regionalism: A new view of the hydro-energy resources of Old Herzegovina

Megatrend Revija

Šolević Milorad¹  Milanović Milan R.²  Blanuša Andrija² 

[1] Megatrend univerzitet, Beograd;Univerzitet Megatrend, Pravni fakultet, Beograd;

关键词: Old Hercegovina;    cross-border region;    hydro-energy potential;    mutual hydro-energy;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The territory of Old Herzegovina, as the unique cross-border statistical region, is identified by the summary observation of the two groups of municipalities as the units of local self-government in the areas of the two neighboring state entities, for which there are data about their respective territories, populations, energy and other resources, as well as other economic and socio demographic indicators. The first group consists of the nine municipalities of Eastern Herzegovina in the Republic of Srpska, whereas the second consists of the six neighboring cross-border municipalities in the Republic of Montenegro. The total area of the region defined in this manner (11,072 km2) consists of the two equal areas on both sides of the state border. The hydrological specificities of the spaces require a special manner of using the hydro-energy potentials by constructing accumulation lakes, which serve to tame the gravitational powers of the running waters and use their varying seasonal discharges in the hydroelectric power plants in a balanced manner. As the river basins do not know of administrative borders, the lakes and water flows that fill them have the status of cross-border interstate waters. The biggest hydro-accumulations were created in the second half of the 20th century, whereas new lakes and new electric power plants will appear according to the plans for using unregulated flood waters. Since the waters of this region naturally gravitate towards the downstream territories of the neighboring states, the energy potentials and the economic effects of the existing and future hydroelectric power plants are comparatively perceived in this paper as the valorization of mutual cross-border hydro-energy.

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