Dragan Stankovic, Director of the Department for Maintenance and Investment in Hydropower Plants (HPPs) and Renewable Energy Sources (RES) at the state-owned power utility EPS, announced ongoing efforts to modernize the hydropower segment. The revitalization projects for HPPs Bistrica, Potpec, Djerdap 2 and Vlasinske are currently underway. These revitalization efforts have already resulted in an additional 200 GWh of electricity production per year.
Stankovic highlighted that the Spatial Plan for the construction of the pump-storage hydropower plant at Bistrica is nearing completion, with no objections raised from neighboring countries regarding the project.
EPS is also investing in various renewable energy initiatives. Predrag Djordjevic, Project Manager for the Kostolac wind farm, reported that access roads for the 66 MW project have been completed, and work is currently underway on the foundations for the wind turbines. The Kostolac wind farm is set to be connected to the grid in October 2025.
Meanwhile, Jovan Tosic, Project Manager for the Petka solar power plant, indicated that construction is progressing well, with completion expected by February 2025.
