Serbia
Serbia’s NECP on public review until September 5
19 August 2022 - Serbia is mulling the option for its NECP to start adding small modular reactors in 2032. The emissions reduction is seen at 34.2% to 44.4% by 2030.
Construction of dam, main structure of hydropower plant Buk Bijela could begin by end-2022
18 August 2022 - A groundbreaking ceremony for the 93 MW hydropower plant, a joint project between Serbia and the Republic of Srpska, was held in May 2021
Mihajlović: Lithium mine in Serbia would be digitalized, with no liquid waste
16 August 2022 - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlović claims the lithium mine in Jadar would be completely digitalized and without sulfuric acid fumes or liquid waste
Serbia doesn’t have enough coal for winter, trade unionist from EPS warns
15 August 2022 - Power production in Serbia is at a critical point and the winter supply is uncertain, trade unionist Dragoslav Ljubičić claims
SEEPEX chief: Power prices in Southeastern Europe reach EUR 500 per MWh for Q4 2022
11 August 2022 - Futures for settlement in the fourth quarter indicate an electricity price in Southeastern Europe of EUR 500 per MWh, chief of SEEPEX Miloš Mladenović said
Activists warn Jadar project abandonment is a farce, investor does not give up on planned activities while waiting for new government
10 August 2022 - Rio Tinto said it intends to complete the internal feasibility study for its Jadar lithium project in Serbia, citing "previous commitments"
EU supports Serbia with loans, grant for power interconnections, smart metering
08 August 2022 - Serbia is getting a grant of EUR 17 million for power interconnections and a smart metering project. They are worth EUR 81 million in total and financed with loans.
Belgrade’s public heating utility intends to use geothermal energy in district heating
08 August 2022 - Beogradske Elektrane has invited bids for producing a study of the geothermal potential of groundwater on the sites of its heating plants
Seven-day deadline for Serbia’s new MPs to verify petition against lithium
01 August 2022 - The Serbian parliament has seven days to verify the people's initiative to ban lithium and boron excavation, environmentalists said
Bechtel could finance study for Đerdap 3 pumped storage hydropower
01 August 2022 - Representatives of the Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia and the US-based company Bechtel have discussed the project in Belgrade
EPS considering shutdown of coal power plant Kostolac A
29 July 2022 - Serbian state-owned utility EPS is reexamining the economic feasibility of its plan for the modernization of coal plant Kostolac A
Prosumers in Serbia disappointed with first electricity bills
29 July 2022 - Differences in how two ministries interpreted rules led to higher bills and created confusion among the first prosumers in Serbia
Serbia to target emissions cut of 40.3% by 2030 in upcoming NECP
27 July 2022 - Serbia presented the preliminary goals for its integrated national energy and climate plan as it is about to start a public debate
Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia to set up working group for energy cooperation
27 July 2022 - Albania and North Macedonia accepted Serbia's proposal at a meeting held in Tirana within the Open Balkan initiative
Belgrade airport commissions solar power plant
19 July 2022 - The facility consists of nearly 3,000 photovoltaic panels spread over a plateau of 15,900 square meters
Hazardous industrial waste – export is expensive, but landfilling costs even more
19 July 2022 - In this latest article in the series “Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy,” we discuss the flow of industrial waste, primarily hazardous waste,