Serbia to ban incandescent bulbs from mid-2020
From mid-2020, the use of incandescent light bulbs will no longer be possible in Serbia as a result of new rules that will ban the use of some energy-inefficient products, according to participants in a panel on energy efficiency and proper use of electricity, the daily Blic has reported. An incandescent bulbs consumes five times […]
Šabac district heating operator to upgrade residential buildings under ESCO model
The Šabac district heating operator, Toplana-Šabac, will act as an energy service company (ESCO) that will take out a loan for its residential users in order to upgrade buildings, with repayment over 12 years to be financed through energy savings, the City of Šabac in western Serbia said. The contract on the loan for thermo-insulation […]
Public consultation on Belgrade waste incinerator, landfill confirms public mistrust over dearth of information
A public consultation on two environmental impact studies conducted for the Belgrade waste management project – specifically an energy-to-waste facility to incinerate municipal waste and use landfill gas and a new landfill to be built in the Serbian capital’s suburb of Vinča – has shown that there is still a lack of information concerning the […]
Pig farm’s wastewater treatment plant protecting Zasavica special nature reserve
An algae-based biological wastewater treatment plant has been commissioned at the Milovan Ivanković pig farm in Zasavica near Sremska Mitrovica. The facility has been built to help protect the Zasavica special nature reserve, among other reasons. The wastewater treatment facility at the Milovan Ivanković farm near the Zasavica special nature reserve has been built using […]
IMF calls for raising electricity tariffs in Serbia
Electricity tariffs in Serbia have not changed in two years and should be raised, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Belgrade Sebastian Sosa has told a news conference, local media reported. Electricity tariffs in Serbia should at least be adjusted for inflation, Sosa said, also noting that the country will have to transition to […]
Kovačica becomes Serbia’s largest fully operational wind farm
After almost three decades, a completely new large power plant – the 104.5 MW Kovačica wind farm, has been connected to the electricity transmission system of Serbia. Developed under a EUR 189 million project, Kovačica is the largest fully operational wind farm and new renewable energy power plant in Serbia. The Kovačica wind farm launched the […]
France, Serbia sign documents on Belgrade waste project, Bašaid wind farm, geothermal energy
During French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Serbia on July 15-16, the two countries signed several contracts, memoranda, and agreements on cooperation in the waste sector, the construction of wind farms, geothermal energy utilization, and electricity transmission. Beo Čista Energija and public heating utility Beogradske Elektrane signed a 25-year contract on the purchase of heat […]
Serbia invests EUR 598 million in environmental protection since 2001, backed by EUR 402 million in EU donations
Since 2001, EUR 598 million has been invested in environmental protection in Serbia, of which EUR 402 million was donated by the European Union and the rest by the Republic of Serbia. The EU grants were used for the construction of wastewater treatment plants, the reduction of pollution from the thermal power plants (TPPs) owned […]