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On its way to strengthening its renewable energy infrastructure, Serbia will receive a €30 million grant from the European Union to build a 66 MW wind farm in the northeastern city of Kostolac. China will also invest around €2 billion in renewable energy facilities in the country. BalkanEngineer.com has learned this from SeeNews.com and Reuters.
The Kostolac wind farm project is managed by state-owned power producer Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and is further supported by an €80 million loan and a €1.8 million grant from German development bank KfW.
It is expected to generate enough power to supply around 30,000 households with electricity. It is scheduled to be connected to the national grid in early 2025.
In addition to the EU, Serbia has secured a €2 billion investment from China for the construction of wind and solar power plants and a hydrogen production facility, which is in line with the country's goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
The memorandum of understanding signed between the Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy, Chinese company Shanghai Fengling Renewable Co Ltd and Serbia's Zijin Copper outlines a comprehensive plan for the development of the investment over the coming years. It envisages the construction of a 1,500 MW wind farm, a 500 MW photovoltaic plant and a hydrogen plant with an annual capacity of approximately 30,000 t by 2028. Shanghai Fengling Renewable is the main investor in the ambitious venture, and the energy generated will be used in the Zijin-owned copper mine and smelter near the town of Bor in eastern Serbia.
China's significant investment in Serbia's renewable energy sector is part of a broader "One Belt, One Road" initiative that is contributing to the development of the country's economic and energy infrastructure.
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