EBRD and the Green Economy Transition: a strategy for sustainable investments in Serbia
By Ana Bachurova, EBRD Energy Efficiency and Climate Change team and Daniel Berg, EBRD Director for Serbia The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was the first international financial institution whose charter was explicitly “green” – that is, environmentally friendly. In Serbia, the EBRD investments in green projects account for more than EUR 800 […]
Slovenia interested in undersea power line, hydropower plants in Montenegro
On the first day of the Joint Commission for the implementation of the Agreement on Economic Cooperation between Montenegro and Slovenia, the alpine country has shown interest in expanding energy sector cooperation with Montenegro by utilizing the capacity of the undersea high-voltage power line that will link Montenegro to Italy, and by taking part in […]
Power production and distribution companies in the Balkan region – governments still in charge
By Vladimir Spasić, energy journalist and analyst It is not just that the governments in the Balkan region do not consider selling their power utilities, but they covet buying what they sold twenty years ago, or at least buying from their neighbors. This can be illustrated by the announcement of Serbian power utility Eletkroprivreda Srbije (EPS) […]
EPS signs cooperation agreement with SEPA, part of its one-billion-euro efforts to reach EU environmental standards
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) and Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) signed an agreement on a long-term cooperation on monitoring impacts of EPS operations on the environment. This initiative is a part of one-billion-euro worth company efforts to reach EU environment standards and make its business sustainable. The agreement was signed by Milorad Grčić, […]
Elicio presents two projects: wind farm Alibunar and wind farm Malibunar
Representatives of Elicio company held a public presentation of Alibunar and Malibunar wind farms, informing the citizens and land owners in the village of Vladimirovac about the plan and schedule for their construction. Project manager Marijan Rančić presented the plan for construction and reconstruction of roads, as well as the process of shipping and installing […]
EPS invites tenders for rehabilitation of seven small hydro plants
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) is inviting sealed tenders from contractors for the rehabilitation of seven small hydropower plants in Serbia. The facilities to be rehabilitated are SHPP Raška near Novi Pazar, SHPP Radaljska Banja near Mali Zvornik, SHPP Seljašnica near Prijepolje, SHPP Kratovska Reka near Priboj, SHPP Pod Gradom and SHPP Turica near […]
New affair for EPS due to mistake with December electricity bills
Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) fired eight managers over a mistake that resulted in higher electricity bills for December. Sequester, the company in charge of reading electricity meters, is to be penalized, management announces. So far EPS has received 1.880 complaints for miscalculated December bills, according to acting director Milorad Grčić. He considers that number negligible considering the total […]
Jelena Matejić appointed acting director of EMS
The Serbian Government appointed Jelena Matejić the new acting director of Elektromreža Srbije (EMS). Jelena Matejić has been employed in EMS since 2012 as the executive director for investments and strategy, reads the press release published on the company’s website. As stated, Matejić has successfully led “the biggest projects in the history of the company”, […]