Jadar project timeline: a full overview of the most controversial investment in Serbia’s recent history
No investment in Serbia’s recent history has sparked as much controversy as Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project Jadar. All about the Jadar project, from 2001 to the present day.
Zorana Mihajlović to be new energy minister, Irena Vujović to head environmental protection ministry
Zorana Mihajlović will be the Minister of Mining and Energy and Irena Vujović will head the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Hungary’s MVM plans acquisitions, deals to boost regional presence ahead of IPO
Hungary’s state-owned electricity producer MVM plans to build a regional presence through a series of acquisitions and deals before its potential initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg has reported, citing an interview by MVM CEO György Kóbor. Deals in Hungary have included the purchase of units from Germany’s E.ON and an unprofitable coal plant, which MVM […]
Works begin on EUR 13.5 million Kragujevac-Kraljevo transmission line
For the first phase of the construction of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor, worth EUR 157 million, EMS is using KfW’s EUR 15 million loan and another EUR 6.5 million from European funds. The construction of the Kragujevac-Kraljevo overhead power link is the project’s second section out of four. A ceremony was held for the start […]
Hungary, Serbia set to double power interconnection capacity
Hungary and Serbia plan to double their cross-border power interconnection capacity and exchange, according to Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó. Increasing the interconnection capacity will enable electricity balancing between the two countries, Serbian Mining and Energy Minister Aleksandar Antić said following a meeting with Szijjártó in Budapest. Hungary has a strong […]
Fifth overhauled unit at EPS’ hydropower plant Đerdap 1 put in operation
State power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has put in operation the fifth overhauled unit at HPP Đerdap 1, adding 30 MW of installed capacity to Serbia’s biggest hydropower plant. After the commissioning of the fifth overhauled unit, there is only one more unit left to be revitalized, and that job should begin next year, according […]
Electricity prices for households in Serbia to go up 3.9% on December 1
Electricity prices for households in Serbia will be increased by 3.9% on December 1, while prices for industrial consumers remain unchanged, according to energy minister Aleksandar Antić. The Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) has approved the price hike and it will reflect on December electricity bills, which households receive in January, the […]
158 MW Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, officially starts operations
Serbia’s largest wind farm, the 57-turbine Čibuk 1, has officially started operations today following a EUR 300 million investment. The wind farm with a maximum capacity of 158 MW generates power to supply 113,000 households and will displace 370,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. Čibuk 1 is one of the wind farms whose output […]