Most Read in October: Čibuk 1 wind farm, clashes on Mt. Stara Planina, IFC, Kosovo cooperation on solar project
The inauguration of the largest wind farm in the Western Balkans, the 57-turbine Čibuk 1, was number-one on our English-language Top 3 Most Read list for October. The Top 3 Most Read list for June is also available for our portal’s Serbian/local language version. 1 – Serbia’s largest wind farm connected to grid Čibuk 1 […]
EPS to invest EUR 4.6 billion by 2027, EUR 700 million to go into hydropower, renewables
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) intends to invest EUR 4.6 billion from 2019 to 2027, of which EUR 1.6 billion in the modernization of existing and construction of new thermal power plants (TPPs) as well as environmental protection, EUR 1,3 billion in distribution projects, EUR 1 billion in the coal sector, and EUR 700 […]
EIB rejected Vinča incinerator project citing EU rules, activists claim
The European Investment Bank decided against funding the incinerator in Vinča over the targets in waste recycling and circular economy that are defined in chapter 27 of the talks about Serbia’s accession to the European Union, according to Don’t Let Belgrade Drown. The finance institution estimated, the initiative’s representatives claim, that it acted in compliance with […]
EU, UNDP send Joint Message to Serbian government on climate change
We are publishing the Joint Message without any intervention. In the aftermath of the 2019 UN Climate Summit, which garnered momentous pledges by governments and the private sector to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, the European Union Delegation to Serbia and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) kindly request the support of […]
Priboj gets new 1.8 MW biomass heating plant
The City of Priboj has put into operation a new biomass heating plant, with a capacity of 1.8 MW, built with the help of the Government of Serbia and the German Organization for International Cooperation (GIZ), which will provide heating for four schools and a children’s clinic in the city. The investment, worth RSD 126 […]
Serbian energy regulator approves grid’s development, investment plans
The Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) has approved the Transmission System Development Plan for 2019-2028 and the Transmission System Investment Plan for 2019-2021. The plans were adopted by state-owned company Elektromreža Srbije, Serbia’s transmission system operator (TSO). In the Development Plan for 2019-2028, the list of production capacities expected to be connected […]
Serbia to lower tax burden on hybrid vehicles as of January 1, 2020
Owners of hybrid vehicles will not pay tax on the use of motor vehicles as of January 1 next year. This change is part of a bill on taxes on the use, possession, and carrying of goods adopted by the Government of Serbia. According to the text of the bill, the introduction of a tax […]
Fresh protest held in Serbia’s Bor over excessive air pollution
A third protest this year has been held in Bor in eastern Serbia over excessive air pollution that has been intensified since China’s Zijin took over copper miner Rudarsko-Topioničarski Basen (RTB) in late 2018. Since January 2019, Bor has been struggling with excessive air pollution, with sulfur dioxide (SO2) levels topping 2,000 micrograms per cubic […]
