EPS sells first megawatts without agent
Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS), Serbia’s power monopoly, said its Slovenian subsidiary EPS Trgovanje started trading in electricity on Hungarian HUPX market, without a service broker for the first time in 24 years. In the premiere deal, the firm sold 240 MWh at a current price of EUR 43.66 per MWh for the Europeak product, it said. […]
Geothermal district-heating pilot project for Bečej
Bečej is one of five municipalities in Serbia which plan to implement a pilot project for using geothermal water for district heating, its website said. Analyses results by the Faculty of Mining and Geology from Belgrade showed Bečej is the only location with cost-effectiveness potential, local officials said at a press conference. The project’s study […]
Invitation for reconstruction of small hydropower plants
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development placed an invitation for tenders, closing on July 24, for the reconstruction of small hydropower plants. The procurement notice is for the supply and installation of electrical and mechanical equipment for the reconstruction of seven systems in east Serbia. Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) has received a […]
Sustainable Growth from Biomass conference with guests from Finland
The most important mechanisms for opening the Serbian market for biomass are in the recently adopted Law on Energy, and further regulation is due before the year’s end, covering matters such as guarantees of origin and the share of energy from renewable sources in consumption, said Mirjana Filipović, state secretary in the Ministry for Mining […]
French investor catches Banat wind
Location licence will be awarded soon to French investor IEL OIE Balkan Renewable Energy and the projects are underway for a wind park, says Nemanja Đukić from the Kikinda Municipality Council, daily paper Dnevnik said. He added the 50 MW facility is planned to be launched by 2017. The wind park in Bašaid, according to […]
Reservoir receives location permit for Brodarevo 2 hydro project
Reservoir Capital reported that the Ministry of Mining and Energy has granted the location permit for the company’s 33.1 MW Brodarevo 2 hydroelectric project on the Lim River in southwest Serbia. The permit is valid for one year and allows the company to undertake preparatory work on the project, encompassing the temporary passage over the […]
Energy and renewables in focus of bilateral cooperation with Czech Republic
Mining and energy minister Aleksandar Antić met on March 11 a delegation from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, headed by deputy minister Vladimír Bártl. The two sides agreed there was progress in the joint mining projects of Ćirikovac, Soko and Štavalj, the Serbian ministry said. Both counterparts expressed interest in […]
IMF’s 15 percent electricity price hike requirement in agreement with the state
The head of the International Monetary Fund’s mission to Serbia Zuzana Murgašová said 15 percent electricity price hike was part of the agreement with the government, as stated in a memorandum which the country submitted before the deal was closed, Balkans.com quoted reports by Serbian media. Asked by Tanjug how she sees the fact that […]
