Serbia
Resavica coal mines never break even despite massive subsidies
11 February 2021 - Underground coal mining utility PEU Resavica receives EUR 40 million state aid every year, but it regularly ends reporting a loss.
Gazprom Energoholding expands its portfolio in Serbia
11 February 2021 - Energy company Gazprom Energoholding Serbia, which is completing the construction of the 200 MW Pančevo cogeneration power plant (TE-TO Pančevo), is developing a 200 MW wind farm.
Serbia inks EUR 3.2 billion deal with China’s CRBC for wastewater projects, landfills
08 February 2021 - CRBC agreed to design and build dozens of wastewater treatment and network systems and rehabilitate or build six regional landfills in Serbia.
BGEN round table: What does the state need to do to unlock EUR 2 billion in wind farm investments?
06 February 2021 - Investors and bankers believe that Serbia’s draft law on renewable energy sources provides a solid basis for unlocking investments in more than 2 GW of wind power...
Public–private partnership misses deadline to shut Belgrade’s Vinča landfill
04 February 2021 - Suez and Itochu were supposed to close the waste landfill in Vinča on January 31 and start using the new site, CLS said and blamed Belgrade's authorities
Serbia holds public consultations on draft laws on renewable energy, energy efficiency
04 February 2021 - Draft laws were discussed by representatives of the energy ministry, citizens, investors, and companies.
Serbian municipal units can apply for EUR 3.4 million to improve air quality
03 February 2021 - Serbia set aside funds for the replacement and upgrades of heating systems and to help plant trees and cut the impact of individual sources of pollution
Wind industry awaiting new law to unlock 2,000 MW of projects
26 January 2021 - Draft law on renewable energy will be discussed by the wind industry and financial institutions at a round table on February 5.
MET Group unveils biogas power plant in Serbia
26 January 2021 - PEPO Energy, a joint venture between Switzerland-based energy company MET Group and Arhar Teh, has constructed a facility.
Serbia opens public consultation on draft law on renewable energy
22 January 2021 - Serbia’s draft law on renewable energy sources, which introduces auctions and prosumers, is up for public consultation until February 9.
26 MEPs warn of “impending environmental damage” of Chinese industrial projects in Serbia
20 January 2021 - A group of 26 MEPs warn of the “impending environmental damage” of Chinese companies’ industrial projects in Serbia.
State Audit Institution: Grčić illegally serving as acting director of EPS
19 January 2021 - The law does not allow anyone to serve as an acting director for more than a year, and he has been performing the duty for over four years.
Norwegian NBT joins Windvision on 800 MW of wind projects in Serbia
19 January 2021 - Norway's NBT has partnered with WV International (formerly Windvision) in an 800 MW portfolio of wind projects in Serbia.
Cartoonists against devastation of rivers: “Mini Hydropower Plants – Maximum Destruction”
15 January 2021 - The contest organized by SharaWatch and the Union of Cartoonist of Serbia has attracted some 350 works from 40 countries.
Bankwatch urges Serbia to halt subsidies for small hydropower in new law on renewables
15 January 2021 - The scarce resources available need to be directed at those technologies which still need a boost but whose prices may still fall - mainly solar and wind farms.
Serbia’s TSO EMS acquires 5% of shares of Montenegrin TSO CGES
12 January 2021 - Elektromreža Srbije bought shares from small shareholders at the stock exchange for about EUR 7 million.