Wind power in Serbia

Summary

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]

Plants edit

The first wind farm was opened in 2011 and is located in Leskova, Tutin; it has an installed capacity of 600 KW.[3] In 2015, a wind farm near Kula was opened with an installed capacity of 9.9 MW; it was constructed by MK Fintel Wind.[4] La Pikolina (6.6 MW) wind farm near Vršac was opened in 2016.[5]

Malibunar (8 MW) went online in 2017.[6] Alibunar (42 MW) went online in 2018.[7]

In 2019 three wind farms went online: Košava near Vršac (69 MW),[8] Čibuk 1 near Kovin (158 MW)[9] and Kovačica (104 MW).[10]

Plant Location Opened Capacity
(MW)
Alibunar 1 Alibunar 2023 9
Čibuk 1 Kovin 2019 157
Kovačica Kovačica 2019 104.5
Košava Vršac 2019 69
Alibunar Alibunar 2018 42
Kula Kula 2016 9.9
Malibunar Alibunar 2017 8
La Pikolina Vršac 2016 6.6
Đevreč Tutin 2011 0.5


100
200
300
400
2011
2015
2019
Growth of installed wind power capacity in Serbia since 2011 (capacity in megawatts).

In 2023, a 854 MW project was planned.[11]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Годишњи извештај о националном резидуалном миксу за Србију за 2020. годину" (PDF). ems.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ Godisni_izvestaj_o_nacionalnom_rezidualnom_miksu_2017[1]
  3. ^ "Prva srpska vetrenjača u Tutinu". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  4. ^ Nišavić, Danijela. "BIZNIS TEŽAK MILIJARDU EVRA Ko zarađuje kad u Srbiji dune vetar". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  5. ^ Tanjug. "KOŠAVA: Kostićeva firma s italijanskim partnerima otvorila novi vetropark". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  6. ^ "Otvoren vetropark Malibunar, radi se na izgradnji još jednog". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  7. ^ Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Otvoren vetropark Alibunar, struja za 38.000 domaćinstava". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  8. ^ "Kompanija MK Fintel Wind pustila u rad vetropark "Košava" kod Vršca". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ "Otvoren vetropark "Kovačica", sa snagom od 104 megavata, najveći u Srbiji". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  11. ^ Lee, Andrew (22 March 2023). "New Chinese breakthrough as European wind farm lines up massive onshore turbines". Recharge | Latest renewable energy news.