UDC: 005.8:330.322]:621.311(497.11) ; 620.9(497.11)

DOI: 10.7595/management.fon.2012.0018

The problem of exploitation of exclusively conventional sources of electricity points out the fact that environmental sustainability is seriously endangered, increasing the dependency of the state in the field of electricity supply, reducing the economic potential of the community by increasing the cost of repairs, etc. The consequences that arise as a result of perceived problems are: high emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere, coal reserves are reduced progressively, while the agricultural population increasingly tends to migrate from the countryside to the cities. The results of previous studies in the field of biomass from agricultural waste indicatean increase in energy efficiency. This study analyzes the current state of Kolubara and performs a socio-economic evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of a gradual transition from conventional to alternative energy sources. The results are obtained using the Cost Benefir analysis. The results of this study highlight the potential benefits of biomass from agricultural waste compared to conventional energy sources through the implementation of positive evaluation received in the CBA1

Keywords: Cost-Benefit Analysis, renewable electrical energy sources, biomass from agricultural waste, investment projects

Dragan Marković¹, Dejan Petrović², Marko Mihić²

¹Faculty of management, Sremski Karlovci

²Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade

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