Serbia
Serbia publishes qualification results for its first wind, solar power auctions
16 August 2023 - Eligible bids from the wind power auction surpassed the 400 MW quota by almost 30%. In the solar power segment, only 11.6 MW met the requirements to bid for 50 MW
Serbia’s EPS to start building its first solar power plant Petka in September
16 August 2023 - EPS is about to pick the contractor for its first solar power plant and begin construction. The Petka unit should have 9.75 MW in capacity
Post of Serbia introduces first electric vehicles
15 August 2023 - By the end of the month, the postal company will start using 31 electric delivery vans for its services in the center of Novi Sad
Serbia’s EPS earns over EUR 500 million in first half of 2023
14 August 2023 - The result is a huge improvement, having in mind that in the same period in 2022 the company suffered a EUR 420.6 million loss
Serbia’s reformed power utility EPS opens search for CEO
11 August 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije – EPS, since recently a joint stock company, published a call today for a chief executive officer
BeoGrid 2025 project to upgrade transmission grid for more renewables in Serbia
10 August 2023 - The project envisages the construction of transmission infrastructure to facilitate the grid connection of new wind, and solar power plants
Serbia gets EUR 8.44 million to modernize hydropower plant Bistrica, produce study for Central Balkan Corridor
04 August 2023 - The Bistrica modernization and the construction of the Central Balkan Corridor will boost Serbia’s renewables and transmission capacities
GIZ to select firm in Serbia for rooftop solar power plant grant – applications are open
02 August 2023 - GIZ prepared up to EUR 25,000 for a selected company in Serbia to cover part of the expenses of setting up a rooftop solar power plant
Japan could finance pumped storage hydropower plant Bistrica in Serbia as cost rises to EUR 1.2 billion
02 August 2023 - The cost of Bistrica is now projected at EUR 1.2 billion, up from EUR 700 million, and Serbia is preparing for talks with Japan
H-Bridges team from Belgrade University wins second place in IFEC 2023 competition
01 August 2023 - The H-Bridges team of students from the School of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade won second place in an innovative and energy-efficient solutions competition
Renewables are gathering momentum at an important time for the Western Balkans
31 July 2023 - Several countries in the region made significant strides in the green energy transition and the rollout of auctions was a major factor, EBRD Director for Western Balkans Matteo Colangeli wrote in an op-ed for Balkan Green Energy News
Serbia launches public call to select strategic partner for 1 GW of solar
29 July 2023 - The deadline to submit offers for the strategic partnership to install solar power plants and battery storage is September 20
Serbia will build renewable power plants totaling 3,000 MW within several years
28 July 2023 - Minister Dubravka Đedović speaks in an interview about changes in renewable electricity auction rules, how much more capacity the transmission system can handle and how companies would be helped to prepare for the EU's CBAM carbon border tax
The power of the Sun: from a warming planet to a brighter future
27 July 2023 - Map of 100 sustainable locations for solar energy could meet 10% of annual household consumption
Serbia passes law on unbundling gas, electricity transmission system operators
26 July 2023 - By changing the Law on Energy, Serbia enabled the establishment of an independent commission to oversee electricity and gas TSOs
Serbia to invest EUR 320 million in electricity distribution network
26 July 2023 - Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović said EUR 320 million would be invested to strengthen the power distribution grid