Serbia
Serbia scraps spatial plan for Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project, all permits
20 January 2022 - The Government of Serbia annulled its decree on the spatial plan for Rio Tinto's lithium project and met all the environmentalists' demand, Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said
International institutions urge Serbia not to delay implementation of renewable energy law
19 January 2022 - Reacting to demands from EMS and EPS, international institutions said altering the renewable energy law in Serbia could disappoint investors
Acting CEO of Serbia’s power utility EPS quits after several major outages
12 January 2022 - Acting director of EPS Milorad Grčić resigned after five outages and fires in Serbia's coal power industry in the past month
State-owned power utilities EPS, EMS ask for modification of law on renewables
11 January 2022 - Elektroprivreda Srbije and Elektromreža Srbije have asked the ministry to halt the adoption of bylaws for the renewables' subsidies
Economist Nebojša Katić: Rio Tinto to benefit from Jadar lithium project, not Serbia
11 January 2022 - Economist Nebojša Katić asks what the economic benefits that Serbia expects from the opening of the Jadar lithium mine would look like
Rio Tinto says it’s halting work in Serbia, but what’s really happening?
10 January 2022 - Many landowners and others wondered what ‘on hold’ meant, when all we need is to see Rio Tinto stopped and gone.
Two nature gems to become national parks – Stara planina and Kučaj-Beljanica
08 January 2022 - Serbia will declare two national parks - Stara planina and Kučaj-Beljanica, both mountain areas in the eastern part of the country
EPS is looking for contractor to install Petka solar power plant
05 January 2022 - State-owned utility Elektroprivreda Srbije has announced the construction of the Petka solar power plant a few years ago
NEA: Severe air pollution registered in Serbia in 2021
05 January 2022 - While the official report may not be published until September, NEA already issued an analysis of air pollution data in Serbia for last year
Subotica, Vranje to get solar power plants
04 January 2022 - Subotica is planning a 50 MW solar power plant in Bikovo and Vranje announced a PV unit of 18 MW would be installed in the industrial zone
Serbian government caps electricity prices for firms at EUR 75 per MWh
04 January 2022 - The decision by the Serbian government could mean a rise in prices for some and a reduction in prices for others
Serbia to make decision on small nuclear power plants in 2022
04 January 2022 - Zorana Mihajlović, Deputy Prime Minister, said Serbia needs new power plants and that renewable energy sources would not be enough
Court confirms suspension of lithium research in Valjevo region
31 December 2021 - The High Court in Valjevo confirmed the decision of the Valjevo Basic Court to impose...
Cyanide from gold mine threatens pristine nature in eastern Serbia
31 December 2021 - Dundee intends to open a gold mine and exploit ore using cyanide. Environmental and local associations are explicitly against it.
New troubles for Serbia’s EPS: coal plant TENT B is offline amid breakdown, fire
28 December 2021 - A coal mill was damaged in the B2 unit of the Nikola Tesla B power plant (TENT B) while B1 is inactive since December 26 due to a fire
Greece, Croatia are top-tier markets for energy transition investment
28 December 2021 - Climatescope put Greece in the best position in the region for investment in renewable power and the energy transition, followed by Croatia