Wind power in Serbia

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Wind power is a fledgling source of renewable energy in Serbia. In 2020, the wind power provided 963 GWh (2.83%) of the total electricity generated in Serbia, up from 48 GWh (0.15%) in 2017. [1] [2] Wind power is the second most favored energy source by the Serbian public, second only to solar energy. [3]

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The first wind farm was opened in 2011 and is located in Leskova, Tutin; it has an installed capacity of 600 KW. [4] In 2015, a wind farm near Kula was opened with an installed capacity of 9.9 MW; it was constructed by MK Fintel Wind. [5] La Pikolina (6.6 MW) wind farm near Vršac was opened in 2016. [6]

Malibunar (8 MW) went online in 2017. [7] Alibunar (42 MW) went online in 2018. [8]

In 2019 three wind farms went online: Košava near Vršac (69 MW), [9] Čibuk 1 near Kovin (158 MW) [10] and Kovačica (104 MW). [11]

PlantLocationOpenedCapacity
(MW)
Krivača [12] Krivača 2024105,6
Alibunar Alibunar 201842
Alibunar 1 Alibunar 20239
Čibuk 1 Kovin 2019157
Đevreč Tutin 20110.5
Košava Vršac 201969
Kovačica Kovačica 2019104.5
Kula Kula 20169.9
La Pikolina Vršac 20166.6
Malibunar Alibunar 20178
Pupin [13] Kovačica 202495
Kostolac [14] Kostolac 202566


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Growth of installed wind power capacity in Serbia since 2011 (capacity in megawatts).

In 2023, a 854 MW project was planned. [15]

See also

References

  1. "Годишњи извештај о националном резидуалном миксу за Србију за 2020. годину" (PDF). ems.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. Godisni_izvestaj_o_nacionalnom_rezidualnom_miksu_2017
  3. Galjak, M., & Budić, M. (2024). Public perceptions of fossil and alternative energy in Serbia: Between NIMBYism and nationalism. Energy Policy, 190, 114137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114137
  4. "Prva srpska vetrenjača u Tutinu". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. Nišavić, Danijela. "BIZNIS TEŽAK MILIJARDU EVRA Ko zarađuje kad u Srbiji dune vetar". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  6. Tanjug. "KOŠAVA: Kostićeva firma s italijanskim partnerima otvorila novi vetropark". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  7. "Otvoren vetropark Malibunar, radi se na izgradnji još jednog". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  8. Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Otvoren vetropark Alibunar, struja za 38.000 domaćinstava". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  9. "Kompanija MK Fintel Wind pustila u rad vetropark "Košava" kod Vršca". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  10. Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Kod Kovina otvoren najveći vetropark na Zapadnom Balkanu". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2019-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. "Otvoren vetropark "Kovačica", sa snagom od 104 megavata, najveći u Srbiji". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  12. "Otvoren vetropark Krivača - prvi južno od Save i Dunava u Srbiji". balkangreenenergynews.com. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  13. U Kovačici završena izgradnja vetroelektrane „Pupin“
  14. EPS započeo probni rad svog prvog vetroparka Kostolac
  15. Lee, Andrew (22 March 2023). "New Chinese breakthrough as European wind farm lines up massive onshore turbines". Recharge | Latest renewable energy news.