September 25, 2024 12:24 GMT
POWER: Serbia Moves Ahead With 1GW of New Solar Capacity
POWER
The Serbian government has approved sites for six large-scale solar PV plants with a combined capacity of 1GW according to PV Magazine.
- The solar plants will be collocated with two-hour BESS with at least 200MW of capacity.
- The consortium Hyundai Engineering – UGT Renewables was selected to construct the facilities.
- The plants will be located in the cities of Zaječar and Leskovac and the four municipalities of Bujanovac, Lebane, Negotin, and Odžaci.
- The consortium will operator the plants for two years after commissioning, after which they will be operated by EPS – which has laid out plans to decommission around 1GW of fossil-fuel power plants between 2025 and 2035.
- Construction could already start in 2024, the government said earlier this year.
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