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Note: In June of 2006 Montenegro became an independent state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The energy sector in Serbia/Montenegro remains damaged after the Kosovo conflict in 1999.  Infrastructure remains in a state of disrepair, thus leading to frequent and prolonged blackouts, especially over the winter months.  In response, emergency grants are planned to help rebuild the damaged systems and restore power. Immediate and medium-term priority will be to reconstruct the country’s electricity infrastructure.  As a result, renewable energy development will not be a high priority, except for reconstruction of damaged hydro facilities.  Energy generation in Serbia/Monenegro is almost entirely dependent on hydro and thermal power facilities.  There are no identified renewable energy feed-in tariffs.

 

Based on the current situation, it does not seem that the government is ready to fully engage its efforts in promoting renewable energy.  Since Serbia/Montenegro is dependent on hydro resources there may be an opportunity for hydro rehabilitation projects.  The solar insolation in Serbia/Monenegro is relatively high, but the typical cost barriers will limit solar applications to niche markets.  Although there are many sources of low enthalpy geothermal resource, high enthalpy geothermal resources supporting electricity production are absent in Serbia/Montenegro.  Further studies and data collection need to be done before a statement can be made about biomass or wind projects.

 

 

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Latest Developments


TitleSummarypubDate
Ibarske Elektrane Looks to Ibar River for Hydropower

EPS has signed an agreement with Italian company SECI Energia for founding a joint venture called Ibarske Elektrane.  In the coming years, they will be building 10 hydroelectric plants along the Ibar River, worth a total of EUR 278mn.

04-Jul-10
IFC to Invest €25M in Green for Growth Fund Southeast Europe

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group , will invest up to €25 million in the Green for Growth Fund Southeast Europe to stimulate financing of sustainable energy projects within the region. The fund will have a significant developmental impact in promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy and expanding lending to households, small and medium enterprises, renewable energy projects, energy service companies, and municipalities.  Its investments initially are targeted to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey.

30-Jun-10
Telenor Station Uses Solar, Wind for Power in SerbiaTelenor has opened its first base station in Serbia which combines solar and wind energy to power the network, at site Pločica in Kovin municipality.
17-Jun-05
US Firm Plans $135M Bioethanol Plant in Serbia
The US firm Farmers' Ethanol plans to invest USD135 million into the construction of an eco fuel - bioethanol factory in Smederevo, the company representatives announced, Betanews reported.
22-Mar-10
Kosovo and Bulgaria Sign Energy Agreement
istry of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Kosovo and the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria signed in Sofia an agreement for cooperation and intensification of bilateral relations in the energy sector, including renewable energy.
04-Mar-10
Five Percent of Serbian Electricity From WTE - Minister
Serbia could produce three to five percent of its electric and heat energy from waste, Minister for Mining and Energy Petar Škundrić says.
11-Mar-10
Sustainable Forest Management Providing Renewable Energy, Sustainable Construction and Bio-based Products' (ROKFOR) Cluster
Europe's research driven clusters in sustainable forest management and wood based industries got new co-operation opportunities within the ROKFOR project which started 23 February 2010.
This cooperative action project ‘Sustainable Forest Management Providing Renewable Energy, Sustainable Construction and Bio-based Products' (ROKFOR) will join forces in which five European regions in order to create both individual and regional research agendas and action plans in the fields of renewable energy, bio-based products and sustainable construction.
The regions involved are Baden-Württemberg in Germany, Aquitaine in France, Basque country in Spain, Catalonia in Spain, North Karelia in Finland, as well as Croatia and Serbia. The three-year project is based on each region's current strengths in the forest sector. The project also aims to strengthen and promote competitiveness within the forest sectors without jeopardizing sustainability.
02-Mar-10
Reservoir Granted Three More Geothermal Exploration Permits in SerbiaReservoir Capital Corp. (REO.V: News ) said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Southern European Exploration D.o.o. or "SEE", was granted 3 more licenses (Kupusina, Adorijan and Vrbica) to explore for geothermal energy in the Vojvodina Region of northern Serbia. The company added that these license areas were selected based on the results of historical oil and gas and geothermal exploration into hot water aquifers of the Pannonian Basin.
22-Feb-10
Serbian Hydropower Feasibility Study BeginsReservoir Capital Corp. of Canada has opened a branch in the Serbian town of Prijepolje, and will conduct a feasibility study for construction of two hydropower plants on the Lim river in the Balkan country's southwest.
08-Feb-10
Interview Leader in Belgrade Biomass District Heating Plants
Beogradske elektrane (District Heating Plants) are leading the way to replace coal with biomass in order to ensure that heating for Belgrade’s citizens is cleaner, more energy efficient, and economically sensible.
The USAID Serbia Competitiveness Project is partnering with Beogradske elektrane to raise awareness of the benefits of using biomass.
EMportal sat down with Radmilo Savić, Executive manager of Beogradske elektrane, to discuss his views on the trends and logic behind this innovative approach.
15-Jan-10
Serbian Geothermal Exploratory Permit Issued
Reservoir Capital Corp. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Southern European Exploration d.o.o. ("SEE") has been granted an exploration permit for geothermal energy at Vranjska Banja in southern Serbia
05-Jan-10
Serbia/Italy Plan Joint Wind/Hydro Development
Serbia's Ministry of Energy announced Wednesday that according to an agreement with the Italian government, Italy would finance the construction of hydroelectric power plants and wind generators in Serbia, which would later be paid for by exporting all of the power they would produce to Italy, at a price four to five times higher than that in Serbia.
25-Dec-09
Southeast Europe Energy Efficiency Fund Created
A new fund has been set to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and reduce carbon emissions in the Balkans and Turkey.
22-Dec-09
Republika Srpska and Serbia Seek Partner for Hydro Plants
Republika Srpska announced yesterday a call for tenders to select a strategic partner for building hydro power stations on the Drina.
27-Nov-09
RWE Considers Hydro in Serbia
The first phase of the joint effort involves the construction of a hydroelectric plant that could generate as much as 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Potential sites for the plant include locations on the Danube, Morava and Drina Rivers.
17-Nov-09

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 Projects
Project TitleTechnologyCapacity MWStatusSponsor
Indjija Serbia Biomass PlantDirect-Fired Biomass
planned
Electrawinds/Energo Zelena
Velvet Farm Vojvodina Biogas PlantBiogas1.2MW
planned
ELMIB
Brodarevo 1 and 2 HydropowerHydroelectric
Development agreement
Reservoir Capital Corp. and Torno Global Contracting
Lim River HydropowerHydroelectric48
licensed
Reservoir Capital Corp
Velika Morava, Danube and Drina River HydroHydroelectric3,000
EPS/RWE MOU signed
EPS
Pancevo Vojvodina Serbia Wind FarmWind350
Planned
Wind Alliance Group of Spain
Vrutci HydroelectricHydroelectric32
financed
Reservoir Capital Corp
Vrutci hydro projectHydroelectric32MW
application submitted to the Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy
Reservoir Capital Corp.REV
Zhur of Prizren HydroHydroelectric
planned
World Bank
Bajina Basta Hydro PPHydroelectric54 additional to 422MW
under construction
Brodarevo 1 and 2 hydroelectric power projectsHydroelectric75
announced
Reservoir Capital Corp.
Phaunos Timber Fund Serbian Pellet Mfg.Wood Pellet Manufacturing
planned
Phaunos Timber Fund
Piva Montenegro HydroHydroelectric
planned
Elektroprivreda Crne Gore AD (EPCG)
Serbia, Srpska Join on Hydro PlantHydroelectric
planned
Djerdap, Serbia Hydro PlantHydroelectric174 MW to 201 MW increase at each of six units
consturaction started Sept. 1, 2009
Silovye Mashiny & Electric Power Industry of Serbia

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 Policy/Regulatory
Policy NameTechnologySponsor
General Serbian Climate Change PolicyAll RenewablesSerbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technological Development

 


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