Serbia - Short snapshot into its wind turbines sector

On the one hand the price of fuel, especially that of crude oil, is constantly on the rise, while on the other hand resources are continuously depleting. As a result alternative energy sources are gaining in relevance

Serbia has resources to make use of renewable sources of energy, such as wind, solar energy, biomass, geothermal springs and hydropower of smaller water currents. An electrical power plant of approx. 10 kilowatts meets the demands of an individual household without polluting the environment.

Due to the high price of generating this type of electricity, Serbia’s resources are not being fully utilized. Rastislav Kragić, from the Energy Efficiency Agency confirms the existence of 970 locations in Serbia suitable for erecting smaller power plants. “This number includes fewer than 100 constructed plants, most of them in a poor condition. And, only twenty that are actually functional”, he said.

Several projects with the goal of utilizing wind power are underway in Vojvodina. Re-energy, a company involved in building wind turbines, is planing to construct 11 in the next three years, a venture topping approx. 30 million euros. Veljko Janković, the company’s general manager, said a pilot project with 1,1 megawatt strength will be built first. “The turbine is 75 meters high and weighs 1 200 tons. It will service 1 200 households”, he said. The first wind turbine in Inđija will be built in the village of Beška