Serbia
Improving energy efficiency and decarbonization in three Serbian municipalities through public-private partnership
03 March 2025 - As part of a public-private partnership project with the companies Negawatt Solutions and B&S Immobilien, a member of the EnergyNet group, in 2024, 64 boiler rooms in the municipalities of Apatin, Odžaci, and Šid transitioned from fuel oil, heating oil, or coal to natural gas
Serbia receives first two grid applications for battery energy storage systems
27 February 2025 - Serbia’s transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije received two grid connection applications for battery energy storage systems
Wind farms Alibunar 1, Alibunar 2 secure market premiums in Serbia’s renewable energy auctions
25 February 2025 - Wind power projects Alibunar 1 and Alibunar 2, majority-owned by SANY Renewable Energy, won market premiums in Serbia’s renewable energy auction
Serbia to afforest 7,000 hectares, revitalize 51,000 hectares of forests
25 February 2025 - The project, valued at USD 84 million, is funded by the Green Climate Fund, the Government of Serbia and FAO
Serbia allocates entire quota at second auctions, investors to install 645 MW of wind, solar
21 February 2025 - Serbia allocated the entire 424.8 MW quota in its second auctions. The winning bids came from China, the USA, France, and Serbia
Serbia to add 138 MW in solar, wind in 2025
21 February 2025 - The estimated capacity of prosumers is 123.6 MW, out of which 43 MW would be new photovoltaics, according to the energy balance
Serbia’s EPS, industry sign contracts on disposal of ash from coal-fired power plants
07 February 2025 - Power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije will sell 30 million tons of ash to Lafarge Serbia, Elixir Group and Moravacem
Đedović Handanović: Serbia to cooperate with Slovenia in nuclear energy
07 February 2025 - Serbian Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović spoke with Ambassador of Slovenia Damjan Bergant about cooperation in the nuclear energy sector
Serbia’s auctions draw significant interest – 40 projects submitted
07 February 2025 - The country launched the auctions in late November and the deadline for applications expired on February 5
Protest in Brussels scheduled ahead of screening of documentary, debate on Jadar lithium project
04 February 2025 - Activists organizing a protest outside of the European Parliament in Brussels against lithium mining in Serbia claim a new documentary is biased
Second Romania-Serbia power line operational, cross-border capacity jumps 80%
04 February 2025 - The first system within the 400 kV Pančevo-Reșița interconnection was put into operation in November, and now the second one has come online
Serbia’s EPS posts annual profit of EUR 223 million
03 February 2025 - Elektroprivreda Srbije has reported a profit of RSD 26.1 billion for 2024, much lower than one year before
IFC is building Western Balkans Green Growth Alliance
30 January 2025 - IFC is spearheading the establishment of the Western Balkans Green Growth Alliance for decarbonization and sustainability
Agrisolar plants with batteries, hydrogen production to be installed in Serbia
29 January 2025 - Serbia-based Solar Power Plant Ipsilon plans to install two agrisolar power plants with a capacity of 9.9 MW each
GGF approves EUR 40 million for AIK Banka to boost green lending
29 January 2025 - The GGF loan will primarily support the expansion of renewable energy, helping to decarbonize Serbia’s economy, the fund said.
Construction of 1 GW solar power project in Serbia to start by early 2026
24 January 2025 - The first works on the project in Serbia for solar power plants of 1 GW in total and batteries is expected by early 2026, Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović said