Renewable Energy Share in Serbia’s Electricity Production at Around 35 Percent

Solar Power Plant (Pixabay)

The director of the “Renewable Energy Sources” Association, Danijela Isailovic, said on April 27 that the share of renewable energy sources in electricity production in the European Union (EU) amounted to 47.3 percent, while in Serbia it was around 35 percent.

Isailovic stated that two rounds of auctions for renewable energy sources had so far been carried out in Serbia, and that, according to her, most of the projects from the first round had largely been completed, while some in the second round had not yet entered the construction stage.

Citing reasons for the delays, Isailovic said that permits were rarely the key problem, but that finances and implementation were. “When you reach the level of investment exceeding one hundred million euros, that is also when it’s clear who truly serious investors are,” she explained.

There are currently eight wind farms in Serbia with a total capacity of 824 megawatts, while solar power plants have just over 400 megawatts of installed capacity, including so-called prosumers, that is, the households and businesses that produce their own energy.

“Serbia’s potential is significant, as confirmed by more than 12 gigawatts of grid connection requests. The problem is that this potential has not yet been sufficiently utilized,” Isailovic added.