UNFC training on 29 - 30 MayUNECE Resource Management week 2019

29 april – May 2019. Geneva

Radoslav Vukas,EuroGeol No 1252

Graduated engineer of geology

Special adviser at PERC committee

Vice-Chairperson at EGRM Bureau Membership

Individual national consultant at Project

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Main obstacles

for improving the quality of data on

energy and mineral resources in the

Republic of Serbia

Basic data of subproject

Baseline Review of Statistics of Fossil Energy and Mineral

Reserves in the Republic of Serbia

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UNECE Project“Integrated energy and water resource managment in support of sustainaible development in South-East Europe and Central Asia”

Subproject “Report of Baseline Review of Statistics of Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves in the Republic of Serbia” prepared in October, to December 2018 (with review – February 2019)

Report prepared on the basis of publicly available data on the law and the statistics on energy (fossil fuel) and mineral resources of the Republic of Serbia

based on public data

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia: www.stat.gov.rs/en-US/

2. Chamber of Commerce of Serbia: https://www.pks.rs

3. Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia: www.mre.gov.rs

Distribution of Energy and Mineral Resources

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Energy and Mineral resources

> 2500 mineral occurrences and

ore deposits

Energy and Mineral Resources

owned by the Republic of Serbia

and used in accordance with the

law

Geology map from National Strategy for Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Goods (2012)

(www.zzps.rs/novo/kontent/stranicy/propisi_strategije/S_prirodnih%20resursa.pdf

Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

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1. The main producer and distributor of official statistical data of the Republic of Serbia is - The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (www.stat.gov.rs, www.stat@stat.gov.rs)

2. In accordance with Law of Official Statistics of the Republic of Serbia; “Off. Gazette RS” No. 104/2009)

Energy statistics provides the information on purchase, trade, stocks, transformation and consumption of energy/energy commodities

All data are harmonized with standards of Eurostat and International Energy Agency (IEA-Кey World Energy Statistics, 2006. Conversion Equivalents between Units of Energy), thus being comparable on international level

Publications

1. Reference Year : ... 2004 - 2018 (historic data ….1945….)

2. Territorial level: Republic of Serbia, Regions

3. Publication type: Bulletins, Working documents, Statistical pocketbook (in Serbian language and in English)

Current information

1. Annual Energy Balances for Electricity, Heat, Coal, Wood Fuel, Geothermal energy, Biogas, Oil and Oil Derivates, Natural gas are available as final data for 2017 in database

2. The annual energy balance data for the period 2010-2016, which are published in the previous years, are corrected and available in the database in the field of Energy

Reported data: montly, quarterly and annualy

BULLETIN – ENERGY BALANCES, 2016Balance of Coal in 2016

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-10000

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

- - 38440527 - - - - -

GWh TJ

WindEnergy

Solarphotovoltaic

Hydro

Еnergy

Total Electricity WindEnergy

Solarphotovoltaic

Hydro Energy total Electricity

Primary production

Import

Export

Stock

Bunkers

/ Gross inland consumption

BULLETIN – ENERGY BALANCES, 2016 Balance of Oil and Oil Derivates in 2016

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-10000

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

- - 38440527 - - - - -

GWh TJ

Wind Energy Solarphotovoltaic

Hydro

Еnergy

Total Electricity Wind Energy Solarphotovoltaic

Hydro Energy total Electricity

Primary production

Import

Export

Stock

Bunkers

/ Gross inland consumption

BULLETIN – ENERGY BALANCES, 2016 Balance of Natural Gas in 2016

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0

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1000000

1500000

2000000

2500000

Natural Gas 000 Stm3

Natural Gas TJ

BULLETIN – ENERGY BALANCES, 2016 Balance of Geothermal Energy in 2016

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100

150

200

250

Wind Energy GWh

Wind Energy GWh

Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia

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1. The physical quantities of energy and mineral resources/reserves are

collected at Ministry of Mining and Energy (www.mre.gov.rs)

2. In accordance with Law of Mining and Geological Exploration of the

Republic of Serbia (2015) and Book regulations of classification ...

(1979)

3. Companies supply data of quantity to Ministry for book Balance of

Mineral Resources and Reserves

4. Data are submitted by March 15 of the current year, for the previous

year and this data are not publicly available

5. Data of Balance of Mineral Resources and Reserves are not linked

horizontally to the data base of the Statistical Office

6. This data of quantity are the basis for the making of National

strategies (strategy of energy, energy balances, ...) which show the

quantity and are publicly available

Strategy of the Energy Industry of the Republic of Serbia

(2015)

Balance and out-balance reserves of coal (t)

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2E+09

4E+09

6E+09

8E+09

1E+10

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Balance+out-balance

Potential Total Balance+out-balance

Potential Total Balance+out-balance

Potential Total Balance+out-balance

Potential Total

Cu+ Pb-Zn Ni +Co Borates Phosphates

Quantity (t)

Quantity (t)

www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs/SlGlasnikPortal/eli/rep/sgrs/skupstina/ostalo/.../reg

National strategy for sustainable use of natural resources and

goods (2012)

Metals and non-metals quantity

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www.zzps.rs/novo/kontent/stranicy/propisi_strategije/S_prirodnih%20resursa.pdf

Other laws, related to energy and mineral resources statistics

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1. Law of Energy (2011 and others)

2. Law of Efficient Energy Usage (2013)

3. Law of Spatial Planning of the Republic of Serbia from 2010 to 2020 (2010)

4. Law of Environmental Protection (2004, .... And 2016)

5. Law of Environment Impact Strategic Evaluation (2004)

6. Law of Nature Protection (2009,.... And 2016)

7. Law of Waters (2010 and 2012),

8. Law of Forests (2010, and 2012),

9. Law of Agricultural Land (2006 And 2009),

10. Law of Planning and Construction (2009, ... And 2013)

11. Law of Access to Information of Public Importance (2004...And 2010)

Other laws in relation to Environment, important for statistic data of

physical quantity of energy and mineral resources

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1. Law on Ratification of the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and

Natural Heritage ("Official Gazette of SFRY - International Agreements" No.

8/1974)

2. Law on the Confirmation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

Change ("Official Gazette of the FRY - International Agreements", No. 2/1997)

3. Law on the Confirmation of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change (2007)

4. Law on the Confirmation of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment

in a Transboundary Context (2007)

5. Law on Environmental Impact Assessment (2004 and 2009)

6. Law on the Confirmation of the Convention on the Access to Information, Public

Participation in Decision-Making and the Right to Legal Protection in

Environmental Matters (2009)

7. Law on the Confirmation of the Protocol on the Strategic Environmental

Assessment to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a

Transboundary Context (2010)

8. Law on the Confirmation of the Convention on the Preservation of Intangible

Cultural Heritage (2010) etc.

United Nations Framework Classification - UNFC system

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1. System UNFC 2009 not incorporated at law regulations of the Republic of Serbia

2. Data of quantity of energy and mineral resources can harmonize to system UNFC -2009 using

Bridging Documents

3. Harmonization of data is important for development in current marketing and business

conditions or national mineral police, for better global communication

4. There are some published paper of harmonization the Serbian reporting system (ex-Yu 53/79)

to UNFC-2009 (2009, 2011,2013, 2016)

Global, generic, principles-based system

Based on three fundamental criteria (3D Framework)

Socio‐economic, Project Feasibility, Uncertainty

Uses a numerical coding system (1,2,3)

Applicable to both solid minerals and fluids,...

Facilitates global communications

United Nations Statistical Commission - UN-SEEA System

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Its overall objectives are

1. to mainstream environmental-economic accounting and related statistics

2. to elevate the System of integrated Environmental and Economic

Accounting (SEEA) to an international statistical standard

3. to advance the implementation of the SEEA in countries

Current situation

1. Statistical data of energy and mineral resources at Statistical Office connected to

statistical EUROSTAT & IEA

2. Statistical data indirectly partially touches over accepted environmental conventions and

conventions of the UN-SEEA

3. Data of quantity from the Balance of mineral resources and reserves not connected to

the UN-SEEA

4. Ecological network shall become part of the European Ecological Network Natura 2000

till the day when the Republic of Serbia accesses the European Union

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Gaps Priority

Does not exist horizontal connection between statistic data at Statistical

Office and physical quantities data of energy and reserves of mineral raw

materials at Ministry of Mining and Energy

Hig

h

Does not exist legal and formal clear procedure for public mutual

harmonization of physical quantities of energy and mineral

resources/reserves at Ministry of Mining and Eneregy to Pan- European

reporting standard (PERC) or UNFC system

The Classification and Reporting Book Regulations… based on PERC, has not

yet been passed - which would bridge the current gap in reviewing data and

reporting on mineral resources and reserves and their statistical data

The statistical data showing that the initial processing of gathered data in

public enterprises and other business entities was not done by qualified

professionals

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Statistical data about physical quantities of energy and mineral resources

are publicly available in modified form through Government strategic public

documents (national strategies, strategy of energy, mineral policy…)

Statistical data about energy and mineral resurces fossil fuels and reserves

of solid mineral raw materials from the Statistical Office are often hard to

compare with statistical data about their physical quantities kept in the

Ministry of Mining and Energy

There is not enough information about the qualifications of persons

processing the basic statistical data for the database and strategic

documents creation purposes

There is a smaller scope of information that show that the basic statistical

data reached the Ministry after the lawfully stated deadline Low

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Changes Application

Formal decision on implementation or application of national system to

UN-FC and UN-SEEA system

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Memorandum of understanding between the UNECE and the Government

of the Republic of Serbia

Decision to establish the national experts group for implementation

Education of domestic professional staff on implementation or application of UN-FC or UN-SEEA system

Making of Bridging Documents

Serbian Case study - Country Profile on the application of UN-FC and UN

-SEEA system

Training for domestic professional staff (government, academy, public

company, etc.)

Creation of statistical database according to the adopted rules and

regulations – Case study on main example

Inclusion of all domestic public statistical data of energy and mineral

resources into international statistical data (UN system or Eurostat)

Harmonized energy and mineral resources data to UN-FC and UN-SEEA

framework and their development in current marketing and business

conditions or national mineral police

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Recommendations on improving the quality of statistical data and their aligning to UN-FC – UN-SEEA

Institutio

nal

To establish a unique system for collecting, processing and verifying data in accordance with the EUROSTAT /

IEA identification system and the display of national energy and mineral resources data and indicators

As a candidate country for EU membership need review and apply these international standards, introduce them

into legal system and ensure their application.

Particular attention should be paid to the standards that have emerged during the years of operation of the

United Nation Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

The horizontal connections of authorities and institutions dealing with statistics of physical quantities of energy

and mineral resources in the Republic of Serbia

Legal Mutual harmonization of existing legislation for the purpose of compatibility with EU directives and international

reporting systems and fully provided an adequate overview of statistical data in the international statistical

system

Technical

Introduction of known program and software packets into the initial data processing within business entities for

the creation of the basic database kept in the Ministry

Formal, mutual, electronic and software connection between authorized institutions that process and use

statistical data regarding physical quantities of energy and mineral resources in the Republic of Serbia, for the

public reporting

Human

resources

Rise in the current level of statistical knowledge to a higher degree

( as professionalism, statistical and IT literacy, necessary communicativeness)

Employment of a new number of expertly qualified and educated people for the process of statistics data for

further statistical review and rating of received data in the process of data gathering, processing and public

reporting

Rise in the level of IT literacy of the existing human resources

(regarding the lawfully regulations dealing with statistics data of energy and mineral resources)

Financial

IT – software system for the horizontal institutional connection for the purposes of the public data review (in

accordance with the law)

Additional education of existing staff that are in direct contact with the physical quantities of energy and mineral

resources

The complete harmonization of national legislature and international statistical standards for the goal of the

public data review

Employment of a number of professionally educated people in the work of statistics, in positions where there are

gaps (for initial collection, processing of data and sending to the Ministry, Statistical Office, Chamber of

Commerce and other institutions that use data for the development of strategic documents, as well as for

receiving and processing returns information regarding statistics data

Possible deadlines for overcoming major obstacles

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Instrumentality Deadlines(year)

1 2 3 4 5

INSTITUTIONAL

LEGAL

TECHNICAL

HUMAN RESOURCES

FINANCIAL

Conclusions

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1. Gaps in publicly available data on energy and mineral resources

(quantity in situ)

2. The gaps are of high, medium and low priority, influence

3. Possible activities or changes necessary for harmonization of statistical

data on energy and mineral resources of Serbia with UN-FC and UN-SEEA

are defined

4. Funds have been stated, such as institutional, legal, technical, human

resources and finance to overcome the main obstacles through the

implementation of various activities

5. The deadlines for overcoming gaps and mutual harmonization, in the

adequate synergy of all participants, can be optimistic in the next 5-6

years (according to the personal opinion of the consultant)

Statistical processing of data on physical quantities of

energy and mineral resources

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATENTION!

vukasr@yahoo.com ; geocompetentrv@gmail.com ; +381 64 2344416