Serbia has launched two new projects for efficient waste management
Serbia could recycle a third of its annual 2.4 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) production if the country had a developed efficient waste management system (WMS). With two projects that have just been launched – Support to Waste Management Policy and Source Separation Project – it seems that Serbia is on the way to […]
EPS secures EUR 80 million loan for first wind park, construction to start in 2019
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and the German development bank KfW signed a loan agreement worth EUR 80 million to finance the construction of a 66 MW Kostolac wind farm. This will be the first wind power capacity in EPS’ portfolio, which is dominated by coal-fired power plants. “The project is worth EUR 97 […]
GE to supply 38 turbines for Serbia’s third largest wind farm
GE Renewable Energy will provide 38 turbines for the Serbia’s third largest wind farm Blacksmith “Kovačica”. A 15-year full-service agreement for 105 MW wind site is also part of the deal between GE Renewable Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy. Enlight Renewable Energy will be an operator of the wind farm set to be built in […]
INTEGRA active house – First Serbian ecologically responsible house
Project: INTEGRA Active House Country: Serbia Project Phase: Readiness level, 3 prototypes ready to be tested in the natural environment INTEGRA is an innovative, environmentally responsible, energy-independent and energy efficient, sustainable, prefabricated house made from natural materials. It has been designed in Serbia and is now ready to be tested in the natural environment. It […]
Serbia to shut-down 8 coal-fired power plant’s units by 2024
Serbia will shut-down 8 coal-fired power plant’s units of public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) which do not comply with ecological requirements of the European Union’s Large Combustion Plants Directive, by 2024. Electricity generation from these power plants will be compensated by the construction of 7 new wind farms and two natural gas and coal-fired […]
Belgrade Water project seeks consultant firms to help improve its efficiency
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invited expressions of interest from consultant firms or group of firms to assist in the preparation of a Financial and Operational Performance Improvement for Belgrade Water project. The overall objective is to improve the Company’s operational efficiency, environmental, social and financial management in order to strengthen the […]
Parliamentary Forum: Serbia to avoid mistakes made in Germany’s energy transition
Germany has paid a great amount of money for renewable energy subsidies and this mistake should be avoided by Serbia. A good policy is also to invest in greening existing power plants to reduce CO2 emissions, Tomas Helm of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation said yesterday at the third meeting of the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum […]
29 Serbian municipalities signed MoU to improve energy efficiency
Representatives of 29 municipalities in Serbia and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at improving energy efficiency and exploiting the potential of biomass for energy production in local communities. The signed document is to provide assistance to local governments to develop energy efficiency programs, monitor energy consumption and […]
