Serbia to add 138 MW in solar, wind in 2025

The solar and wind fleet in Serbia is expected to expand by 138 MW in 2025, with 76 MW in wind farms and 62 MW in solar power plants, according to the country’s energy balance for 2025.

Serbia’s projected capacity of wind farms for this year is 684.28 MW, including new wind power plants with 76 MW in total. Market premiums would be paid to facilities with a capacity of 94.4 MW while facilities of 60.38 MW would be eligible for feed-in tariffs.

Photovoltaic capacity expands by 18.7 MW to 113.56 MW. The capacity run by privileged power producers is 8.8 MW, and market premiums would be paid for 21 MW.

Prosumers are expected to install 43 MW of solar panels

The estimated capacity of prosumers is 123.6 MW, out of which 43 MW would be new photovoltaics, according to the energy balance. The country’s solar power capacity would increase by 61.7 MW.

Biogas power plants are seen reaching 51.8 MW with new additions totaling 8.2 MW, and 48.86 MW benefiting from incentives.

The projected capacities of biomass power plants (2.3 MW), waste-to-energy facilities (33.4 MW), and landfill gas power plants (3.09 MW) is the same as in 2024.

SHPPs with 82 MW in total are forecasted to receive subsidies

The total power generation capacity is projected at 9,126 MW. Coal power plants are the largest item, 4,360 MW, while large hydropower plants amount to 2,989 MW. No additions are expected for the small hydropower plant (SHPPs) fleet, of 128.5 MW. Subsidies would be paid for 81.99 MW.

All the projections are based on data from the energy companies and the Ministry of Mining and Energy, the document reads.

Solar and wind should make up 4.6% of total production

The gross production of electricity in 2025 is estimated at 38,506 GWh, a 2% increase from the estimated production for 2024 (37,710 GWh).

Thermal power plants account for the most, 24,202 GWh or 62.8%, while hydropower plants contribute 9,974 GWh or 25.9%.

Cogeneration facilities of 486 MW altogether (Panonske Elektrane and TE-TO Pančevo, but TE-TO Voždovac is excluded from the calculation) would contribute 1,643 GWh or 4.27%, similar to wind farms – 1,638.76 GWh. The forecasted PV plant output is 119 GWh or 0.3%, out of which 38 GWh from prosumers.

No growth in final energy consumption

Electricity imports (including transit) are projected at 5,664 GWh, or 14% lower than the estimated 2024 imports – 6,601 GWh. Exports are expected to decrease by 11% from the 2024 projection, to 6,147 GWh.

The final consumption of electricity in 2025 is planned at 29,425 GWh, virtually unchanged from 2024. The largest consumers are households (45.3%), followed by industrial producers including the construction sector (33.9%), according to the energy balance.