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A draft agreement proposes merging the state-owned Novi Sad-Gas into Srbijagas, transferring all assets and liabilities as well as 94 workers. It cites uninterrupted, stable natural-gas supply as the goal; this is a draft, not notice of a completed merger.
On July 28, the Republic Emergency Situations Headquarters reviewed a critical hydrological situation caused by historically low Danube levels. It recommended that Vode Vojvodine, Srbijavode and other bodies continue measures for the Danube–Tisa–Danube system and stable water supply, while intensifying monitoring of effects on energy and navigation.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said he hopes to complete the transaction to buy the Russian stake in NIS by the end of September. This is a target rather than an announced agreement: N1 says the talks concern the sale of Gazprom Neft's stake, with the outcome dependent on completing technical work and external approvals.
On the Bezdan–Bogojevo stretch, the Danube fell to minus 120 cm. N1 reports that Đerdap 1 output has dropped to one third; EPS says electricity supply will remain stable, but shallow water is already hampering shipping and fuel deliveries.
EPS Distribucija lists planned works in Savski Venac, Novi Beograd, Zemun, Obrenovac and Surčin. The longest window is on Batajnički Drum in Zemun, from 05:30 to 19:30; the list covers specific addresses, not whole municipalities.
The Mining and Energy Ministry has allowed companies that applied to use their own operational euro-diesel reserves to secure market supply. According to 021, low Danube levels have complicated barge deliveries, but state reserves have not been used so far.
