Serbian government sets up council for energy sector decarbonization
After the decision to stop the construction of the Kolubara B thermal power plant, this is another move in an effort to decarbonize the energy sector.
124,000 sign petition against lithium mine as Rio Tinto mulls project Jadar 2
Even though people around Serbia are increasingly protesting Rio Tinto’s plan to open a jadarite mine, the British-Australian miner is in talks with the government on expanding the project.
Serbia’s Water Law amendments in urgent procedure; NGOs demand withdrawal
RERI, backed by 36 organizations, calls for the proposed changes to the Water Law to be scrapped due to the exclusion of the public, claiming it legalizes corruption
Serbia enables state agriculture land to be leased for solar, wind projects
The Government of Serbia adopted the decree on the leasing of state-owned agricultural land for non-agricultural use.
Serbia’s Ministry of Energy files charges against ex-minister of environmental protection over small hydropower plants
Serbia's Ministry of Mining and Energy filed criminal charges against the ex-environment minister and the Director of the Institute for Nature Conservation
Contract signed for biomass heating plant in Novi Pazar
A contract for the construction of a biomass heating plant in Novi Pazar has been signed at the Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy.
UNDP to help improve energy efficiency in central government buildings
UNDP is providing technical assistance for a project to improve energy efficiency in 28 central government buildings in Serbia.
EBRD lends EUR 18 million for district heating decarbonization in Kragujevac
Kragujevac will abandon the use of coal in district heating and install gas-fired boilers with a loan of up to EUR 18 million obtained from EBRD