Bistrica
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
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
Serbia intends to look for strategic partner to build 1 GW in wind farms
21 July 2023 - The decision is driven by the projection that the country will become a significant electricity importer as soon as 2026
Lawsuits and blockades over lignite mine projects near Prijedor in BiH
29 June 2023 - Villagers say they are certain that around 90,000 tons of coal from Bistrica would not help overcome the energy crisis
Serbia asks Japan’s agency JICA to finance pumped storage project Bistrica
27 April 2023 - The Bistrica facility, according to earlier assessments, should have a capacity of 628 MW, and it was valued at EUR 700 million
Elektroprivreda Srbije’s Go Green Road plan valued at EUR 4.8 billion
23 January 2023 - New green energy production is the strategic commitment of the company, and it is confirmed by the Go Green Road plan
Serbian power system can already balance five times more wind farm capacity than now
28 December 2022 - There is enough technical flexibility in the Serbian power system to maintain load balance and provide balancing reserves for 1,865 MW from RES
Serbia to support large-scale energy projects in 2023 with state guarantees for loans
07 December 2022 - Serbia will have the opportunity to kick-start significant energy projects in 2023, as the proposed law on a budget contains state guarantees and project loans
EPS sets investment plan for renewables portfolio
15 September 2022 - Elektroprivreda Srbije is negotiating joint ventures, and to provide balancing services and purchase energy from private companies
Mihajlović: Serbia preparing projects for two pumped-storage hydropower plants
02 September 2022 - Đerdap 3, a hybrid pumped-storage power plant, should be built in phases, Minister Zorana Mihajlović said in a interview
Serbia to target emissions cut of 40.3% by 2030 in upcoming NECP
27 July 2022 - Serbia presented the preliminary goals for its integrated national energy and climate plan as it is about to start a public debate
Energy crisis accelerates construction of Bistrica pumped storage hydropower
23 May 2022 - The project is one of the most important investments in the energy sector of Serbia, with a planned capacity of 630 MW
Republic of Srpska to add 700 MW in renewables within five years
11 May 2022 - The Republic of Srpska is exporting 35% of the electricity it produces and it will use the proceeds to promote the prosumer concept, Minister Đetar Đokić said
Serbia to seek right of first refusal for wind, solar energy produced on its territory
10 May 2022 - A new energy policy is one of five key items on the country’s reform agenda, said President Aleksandar Vučić
UniCredit to partly finance Bistrica hydropower project in BiH
18 April 2022 - State-owned utility ERS got a EUR 15.3 million loan for three hydropower plants on the Bistrica river in BiH from UniCredit's local branch
Serbia’s ambitious energy security plan targets 50% renewables share by 2040
08 February 2022 - Ministry of Mining and Energy has prepared the document Energy Security of Serbia, with solutions for entire energy sector