Project discussed for biomass usage in heating in Prijepolje
Introducing biomass for district heating in Prijepolje through a EUR 100 million credit line to Serbia was the topic of a discussion between Prijepolje municipality head Emir Hašimbegović and the officials of Germany’s KfW development bank and of climate technology initiative DKTI. The offer to Serbia is a EUR 100 million loan with a 2.25% […]
Hydro giant’s anniversary during production record
Hydroelectric power station Iron Gate 2 (Đerdap 2) on the Danube started generating power 30 years ago and since then it produced 40.1 TWh of electricity, Ljiljana Milicanović, head of the unit, said on the anniversary gathering. She stressed significant results in maintenance and modernization of equipment, and added last year was successful despite the […]
Obsolete planning data and dry land for mini hydro plants
A review by Serbia’s public water management enterprise Srbijavode led to the conclusion that at least one-fifth of locations the government offered to investors to build small hydropower plants (SHPPs) was on dry land, Serbian daily Večernje novosti said. Out of 600, only around 60 places are suitable to build a dam on a small […]
Two 1.5 MW biogas power plants planned near Sombor
Sombor Mayor Saša Todorović signed a cooperation protocol with owners of two farms in city territory’s villages of Aleksa Šantić and Stanišić and with Jozef Balko, owner of Slovakian company Energotex SK s. r. o. from Dolni Kubin for long-term power production from renewable sources, SOinfo.org portal reported. Construction of two biogas-powered plants, of 1.5 […]
Vinča landfill operator shall be selected by year’s end
The tender for Belgrade’s Vinča landfill shall be launched by July, said Goran Vesić, the city manager. The project for the facility, which handles around 1,500 tons of waste a day, began as early as in 2007, and it was restarted last year in collaboration with the World Bank, he added, and Tanjug agency reported. […]
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 […]