Serbia’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije put the 66 MW Kostolac wind farm into trial operation. The construction of Kostolac is complete, and Elektroprivreda Srbije’s (EPS) first wind farm has generated its first megawatt-hours, EPS announced. Upon receiving approval for connecting to the transmission system, the substation was energized and the blades of wind turbine […]
Serbia’s power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) signed a contract for the modernization of its Vlasina hydropower plants with Energotehnika – Južna Bačka. The contract for the reconstruction and modernization of the Vlasina (Vlasinske) hydropower plants (HPPs), with a capacity of 129 MW, was signed by Dušan Živković (sitting first from right), Chief Executive Officer of […]
For the first time, Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) will not take out loans this year, but will finance all investments from its own resources, according to General Manager Dušan Živković. However, it has affected the financial performance of Serbia’s state-owned power utility, with profit in the first half of 2025 coming in lower than in the […]
All construction work on the desulfurization system at coal-fired thermal power plant Nikola Tesla B (TENT B) near Obrenovac, Serbia, has been completed, and individual components of the system are now undergoing testing, the Ministry of Mining and Energy said. The first test, in which flue gases and limestone slurry were injected through the absorber […]
Serbian state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije, EPS, connected its first larger photovoltaic unit to the grid. The new solar power plant is called Petka and it has a 10 MW grid connection. It is located in the Kostolac coal mining complex east of Belgrade, next to a wind park that is nearing completion. Each new […]
Energy transition in Southeastern Europe is accelerating, and the progress depends on individual countries’ strategies and legal frameworks. At the Belgrade Energy Forum (BEF 2025), representatives of state-owned power utilities and private producers discussed the different approaches to decarbonization. The domination of investments in renewable energy is unquestionable, but there are also ambitions to develop […]
Serbia’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is committed to its own and the country’s goals for green energy and emission cuts, but it is sustainable only if it doesn’t jeopardize energy security, Chief Executive Officer Dušan Živković said. Weakness in the energy system is not an option, he underscored. The recent blackout in entire […]
Serbian state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije will offtake electricity from future wind parks Alibunar 1 and Alibunar 2, of 168 MW in combined capacity. EPS’s Chief Executive Officer Dušan Živković and Project Director of WV-International in Serbia Lazar Lazendić signed today the power purchase agreements (PPAs) and the contracts for difference (CfD) and balancing responsibility. […]
Serbia’s transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije signed grid connection contracts today for 11 renewable power plants. TSO Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) noted that the contracts were signed after the second interval for the preparation of studies for the connection of power plants to the transmission grid. The total capacity of the facilities within the new deals is […]
The agenda of the third Belgrade Energy Forum, taking place on May 14-15, has been finalized with the addition of further prominent energy experts and companies. The conference, organized by Southeast Europe’s leading energy news portal, Balkan Green Energy News, will feature eight panels covering key topics in the energy sector, with an impressive lineup […]