Serbia’s Spatial and Urban Planning Agency has announced a public review for the proposed urban and architectural plan to convert the Kolubara A thermal power plant into a solar energy facility. The project involves decommissioning the existing ash, slag, and coal landfills to prepare the site for renewable energy infrastructure.
The concept was developed by Andzor Engineering on behalf of state-owned utility EPS and forms part of a wider initiative launched three years ago to construct solar plants on decommissioned ash disposal areas at both Kolubara A and Morava power plants. EPS opened a tender last year to develop the necessary spatial documentation for the projects.
Under the current plan, the Kolubara A site is expected to achieve an installed capacity of 71 MW, while the Morava facility would host a smaller 45 MW solar system. EPS aims to secure construction permits for the Kolubara A conversion by the end of 2025.
Kolubara A, Serbia’s oldest thermal power plant, began its shutdown last autumn. Located near the Veliki Crljeni mines, the plant has five units totaling 271 MW. It has entered a formal conservation phase alongside TPP Morava, following EPS’s tender for drafting preservation and redevelopment concepts.
