Wind power in Serbia

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] Wind power is the second most favored energy source by the Serbian public, second only to solar energy.^[3]

Plants

The first wind farm was opened in 2011 and is located in Leskova, Tutin; it has an installed capacity of 600 KW.^[4] In 2015, a wind farm near Kula was opened with an installed capacity of 9.9 MW; it was constructed by MK Fintel Wind.^[5] La Pikolina (6.6 MW) wind farm near Vršac was opened in 2016.^[6]

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

In 2019 three wind farms went online: Košava near Vršac (69 MW),^[9] Čibuk 1 near Kovin (158 MW)^[10] and Kovačica (104 MW).^[11]

Plant	Location	Opened	Capacity (MW)
Krivača[12]	Krivača	2024	105,6
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

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Growth of installed wind power capacity in Serbia since 2011 (capacity in megawatts).

In 2023, a 854 MW project was planned.^[13]

See also

• Renewable energy commercialization
• Renewable energy in the European Union
• Renewable energy in Serbia
• Renewable energy by country
• Wind power in Bulgaria

References

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
3. Galjak, M., & Budić, M. (2024). Public perceptions of fossil and alternative energy in Serbia: Between NIMBYism and nationalism. Energy Policy, 190, 114137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114137
4. "Prva srpska vetrenjača u Tutinu". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
5. Nišavić, Danijela. "BIZNIS TEŽAK MILIJARDU EVRA Ko zarađuje kad u Srbiji dune vetar". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
6. Tanjug. "KOŠAVA: Kostićeva firma s italijanskim partnerima otvorila novi vetropark". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
7. "Otvoren vetropark Malibunar, radi se na izgradnji još jednog". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
8. Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Otvoren vetropark Alibunar, struja za 38.000 domaćinstava". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
9. "Kompanija MK Fintel Wind pustila u rad vetropark "Košava" kod Vršca". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
10. 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)
11. "Otvoren vetropark "Kovačica", sa snagom od 104 megavata, najveći u Srbiji". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
12. https://balkangreenenergynews.com/rs/otvoren-vetropark-krivaca-prvi-juzno-od-save-i-dunava-u-srbiji/
13. Lee, Andrew (22 March 2023). "New Chinese breakthrough as European wind farm lines up massive onshore turbines". Recharge | Latest renewable energy news.