Serbia doubles renewable energy production in 2019
Total electricity production under Serbia’s subsidy scheme for privileged power producers, mainly from renewables, doubled last year from 638 GWh to 1,361 GWh. According to the report produced by the state-owned Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS), in 2018 privileged and temporary privileged producers generated the most of electricity in hydropower plants, in wind farms […]
Climate Smart Bio-Waste Management Challenge extends deadline to May 15
The Climate Smart Bio-Waste Management Challenge is for innovative solutions for tackling biodegradable matter. UNDP and Serbia’s Ministry of Environmental Protection called on municipal authorities, companies, nongovernmental organizations, research and academic institutions as well as individuals to apply. Potential participants in Serbia can apply for the Climate Smart Bio-Waste Management Challenge by May 15 at […]
Serbia invites bids for substations in biomass heating projects in Priboj, Mali Zvornik
The Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia is receiving offers through May 8 for some of the works in switching district heating plants from fossil fuels to biomass. Germany’s KfW and Switzerland have allocated funds for the overhaul in six municipal units. As part of a financial cooperation agreement that Serbia signed with Germany […]
ENERGY TRANSITION – Changes go into high gear
Author: Nikola Rajaković, a professor at the University of Belgrade School of Electrical Engineering (ETF) It seems that during the last couple of months the speed of change has been the main characteristic of energy transition. This is particularly true for the price drop of renewable energy technologies. It could be easily determined that the […]
ITM Group from Serbia plans to build small hydropower plants
Serbian businessman Toplica Spasojević hinted ITM Group would upgrade the partnership with hydropower equipment maker Andritz Hydro and build units of 5 MW, 10 MW and 12 MW with its turbines. He claimed ambitious investment is in the pipeline and pointed to opportunities in the water and wastewater sector as well. ITM Group has brushed […]
TENDERING: Pirot seeks partner for public lighting PPP
The City of Pirot has announced a public call for the selection of a private partner in the private-public partnership (PPP) for the reconstruction and maintenance of the local public lighting system. The subject of the public procurement is the selection of a private partner and the award of a PPP contract without the elements […]
Most read in March: Air quality jumps amid coronavirus lockdowns, CMS on renewables during pandemic, EBRD funding RES projects in district heating
The coronavirus has spread and it changed society everywhere in the world. But it came with a benefit: a sharp drop in air pollution levels above cities and industrialized areas. The story was our readers’ favorite choice last month. A piece authored by Ivan Gazdić and Igor Đorđević, attorneys-at-law from CMS, was one of the […]
EPS seeking project supervision service for overhaul of old small hydropower plants
EPS launched a public call for oversight services for a group of seven small hydropower plants built between 1903 and 1953. The project is financed with a loan provided by the EBRD and EPS’ own funds. Serbia’s state-owned public enterprise Elektroprivreda Srbije – EPS intends to reconstruct and modernize 15 small hydropower plants commissioned 117 […]