France interested in more energy projects in Serbia, in RES in particular
Serbia and France want to deepen their cooperation in the realization of various projects in the energy sector and with a particular interest in projects related to renewable energy sources (RES) which are focused primarily on savings and energy efficiency and improvement of Serbian distribution network. The statement of intent regarding cooperation between Serbia and […]
Installation of Alibunar wind farm turbines by September
Elicio, the Belgian renewable energy producer has announced its plan to complete the installation of 21 turbines at the 42 MW Alibunar wind farm, less 60 kilometers northeast of Serbia’s capital Belgrade, by September this year. The construction of the wind turbines foundations is expected to be finished in less than a couple of weeks. Then, Elicio […]
DEG has acquired 10 percent stake in Čibuk 1 wind farm in Serbia
DEG – German development finance institution and a subsidiary of KfW Group has acquired a 10 percent equity interest in the 158 MW Čibuk 1 wind park in Serbia and joined two other investors in what is set to be the largest wind farm in Serbia. The wind farm, due to be completed in 2019, […]
Construction of Trans-Balkan Corridor’s section to start in 2018.
Serbia has been given a grant of EUR 6.6 million by the German development bank KfW to build a section of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić said. The Minister said that the construction of the section of the power corridor between the towns of Kraljevo and Kragujevac would […]
Serbian section of Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor put into operation
The Power system operator Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) put into operation the 68 km long Serbian section of a 400 Kv transmission line to Romania, as part of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor project. The EUR 27-million power transmission line is the first completed section of the Corridor. It connects Pančevo, northeast from Belgrade, and Resita in […]
TENT A – Work on flue gas desulfurization systems has started
Work on a flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems in the Nikola Tesla A coal-fired power plant (TENT A) in Obrenovac, Serbia, has started. The goal is to reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. The Serbian minister of mining and energy Aleksandar Antić expects work to be finished by the end of 2022. The EUR 167 million […]
EPS secures EUR 80 million loan for first wind park, construction to start in 2019
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and the German development bank KfW signed a loan agreement worth EUR 80 million to finance the construction of a 66 MW Kostolac wind farm. This will be the first wind power capacity in EPS’ portfolio, which is dominated by coal-fired power plants. “The project is worth EUR 97 […]
Croatia’s HEP to supply two Serbia’s cities with electricity
Croatian public utility Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP) should start supplying electricity to the Serbian city of Valjevo for public lighting and traffic lights by the end of November, while supplies to another Serbian city, Kraljevo, are at the moment uncertain due to the city’s debt to the previous supplier, Serbia’s public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS). […]