Serbian section of Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor put into operation
The Power system operator Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) put into operation the 68 km long Serbian section of a 400 Kv transmission line to Romania, as part of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor project. The EUR 27-million power transmission line is the first completed section of the Corridor. It connects Pančevo, northeast from Belgrade, and Resita in […]
Women in Sustainable Energy SEE – join first survey in Serbia on women’s role in sustainable energy
Who are the women who are professionally engaged in sustainable energy, climate change, and environmental protection in Serbia? How much women in households across Serbia care about energy? Do women see the country’s energy future in fossil fuel or renewable energy sources? Do they have the same career advancement opportunities as men? Are women equally […]
Serbian power utility EPS presents Environmental Action Plan, to invest EUR 864 million
The Draft Environmental Action Plan of public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) from 2016 to 2025 anticipates investments of EUR 864 million in reducing air, soil and water pollution, as well as in waste management, Aleksandar Jakovljević, head of strategy at EPS’ said during a presentation of the Draft Action Plan. He recalled that in […]
Households electricity prices in Serbia to remain below market prices for a long period
Electricity prices for households are far below what market prices should be in Serbia, an official of the Serbian public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) said. Dragan Vlaisavljević, EPS Executive Director in charge of electricity sales, said those prices are expected to remain at levels below market prices for a long period. Households electricity prices […]
AERS approved agreements between national TSO EMS and its regional peers
The Council of the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) approved the agreements between the public utility Elektromreža Srbije (EMS), national transmission system operator (TSO), and its neighboring peers on the procedure and method of allocating the right to use cross-border capacities and access to cross-border transmission capacities for 2018. TSO EMS signed […]
EPS announced revitalization of hydroelectric power plant Đerdap 2
Public power utility “Elektroprivreda Srbije” (EPS) intends to conduct the overhaul of 10 units of hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Đerdap 2 in 10 years, which will result in plant’s lifespan extending and capacity increasing by 50 MW. HPP Đerdap 2 was put into operation 32 years ago and has installed capacity is 270 MW. Acting […]
TENT A – Work on flue gas desulfurization systems has started
Work on a flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems in the Nikola Tesla A coal-fired power plant (TENT A) in Obrenovac, Serbia, has started. The goal is to reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. The Serbian minister of mining and energy Aleksandar Antić expects work to be finished by the end of 2022. The EUR 167 million […]
Jelena Matejić appointed General Manager of Serbian TSO Elektromreža Srbije
The Serbian government appointed Jelena Matejic as the General Manager of the state-owned Joint Stock Company Elektromreža Srbije (EMS), after almost a year of performing the function of acting Manager of the company, Serbia’s electricity transmission system operator (TSO) EMS said in a statement. “She was elected in a public competition organized by the government […]