ENERGY 2021
LOCAL NEWS
WE ARE TURNING TO GREEN ENERGY Although at first glance you would not think that a global coronavirus pandemic had any good sides, in fact they do exist. Corona has led us to look at our relationship with the world and the planet and to realise how badly we have been affecting the environment and the climate. Unfortunately, we have not changed much so far, but there are signs of positive change, both in our country and in the developed world, which is increasingly turning to clean, green energy. Let’s make it happen.
BEOGRADSKE ELEKTRANE PROVIDES HEAT AND ELECTRICITY In addition to thermal energy, Beogradske Elektrane has recently begun to produce electricity. After 18 years, a plant worth about 6.5 million euros has started operating at the Voždovac heating plant, which now combines both types of energy. It can produce 10 megawatts of electricity and 10 megawatts of heat. “The electricity produced is delivered to the distribution system of EPS at a subsidized tariff like green energy, while the heat produced is used for heating and domestic hot water. Outside the heating season, only the cogeneration plant produces heat, which is used for hot water for consumers in the areas of the Voždovac and Medaković heating plants”, explains Beogradske Elektrane. SERBIA SUSPENDS CONSTRUCTION OF KOLUBARA B COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT Serbia has decided to halt construction of the Kolubara B thermal power plant, which may be seen as the first serious step in the decarbonisation of the energy sector and a start on the energy transition. According to the Trade Union of the Kolubara Mining Basin, the Ministry of Mining and Energy has written to the Electric Power Industry of Serbia, EPS, asking it to suspend all activities on the construction of the Kolubara B thermal power plant, following which the trade union organized a meeting of workers at the construction site near Kalenić. 36
