Serbia’s state-owned power utility EPS is seeking renewable energy projects for acquisition and joint development, opening a new route for private developers to bring projects into the utility’s generation portfolio.
One part of the programme would use existing EPS assets, with the company prepared to contribute land and infrastructure at locations including the Morava and Kolubara A thermal power plants.
Reusing existing energy sites could provide projects with established grid and transport infrastructure and potentially shorten development schedules.
The partnership programme covers biomass, biogas, landfill gas, waste-to-energy, production of electricity or heat from municipal, industrial and organic waste, and green hydrogen.
Expressions of interest will remain open for 60 days, after which EPS will assess potential cooperation models.
A separate process targets larger wind, solar and hybrid projects connected to Serbia’s transmission system.
Projects must have at least 50 MW of installed capacity to qualify.
EPS could acquire selected developments through a competitive procedure. Battery energy storage is not mandatory for standalone wind or solar projects, although developments that already incorporate BESS will receive additional consideration.
The initiative could allow EPS to accelerate renewable additions without relying exclusively on internally developed projects, while potentially creating an exit route for private developers that have advanced assets through permitting and grid-connection stages.
For Serbia’s power system, the programme also signals a broader effort by the incumbent utility to diversify a generation portfolio still dominated by coal while retaining greater control over the pace and structure of new renewable capacity additions.
