Women in Energy Photo Contest: Milica Sošić

The Photographer Behind the Image

• Inspiration and background: 

  I chose power engineering because I was fascinated by the complexity behind something we often take for granted: having electricity available whenever we need it. What began with equations and circuits at university became tangible in the field: testing equipment whose reliability affects an entire power system. That connection between theory and real-world responsibility keeps me in energy.

  One of the biggest challenges for women in energy is not simply entering the sector, but being seen first for your expertise once you are there. In technical fieldwork, women can still face an unspoken expectation to prove that they belong before their work is allowed to speak for itself. Progress means reaching a point where competence is expected, responsibility is shared, and a woman testing a transformer is simply recognised as an engineer doing her job.

• Short biography:

  I am a High Voltage Equipment Testing Engineer at the Montenegrin Transmission System (CGES). I hold an MSc in Electrical Power Systems from the University of Montenegro and work on field testing and assessment of high-voltage equipment, including power transformers. My professional experience includes participation in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) of power transformers and a shunt reactor, as well as specialised training in transformer testing and partial discharge measurement and analysis. I previously worked as a teaching assistant in Theory of Electric Circuits at the University of Montenegro.