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In July 2024, a series of environmental protests began in Serbia against the Jadar mine, a European Union–backed and Serbian government-approved lithium mining project. The project was proposed by Anglo-Australian Rio Tinto to develop Europe's largest lithium mine in the West Serbian region of Jadar, causing significant backlash due to its potential environmental damage and exploitation of ...
Energy in Serbia is dominated by fossil fuels, despite the public preference for renewable energy. [1] In 2021 Serbia's total energy supply was almost 700 PJ, with the energy mix comprising coal (45%), oil (24%), gas (15%), and renewables (16%). Bioenergy and hydroelectric power were the leading contributors within the renewable energy category ...
In June 2024, Financial Times published an article regarding the topic, revealing that Serbia would "give green light to Rio Tinto" and its Project Jadar. [156] Neue Zürcher Zeitung revealed the same. [157] The government of Serbia then revived the project in July 2024. [158] This resulted in another wave of environmental protests. [159]
In January 2024, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić stated that the government wants to hold further talks with Rio Tinto and that there should be more public discussion over whether the project should go ahead. If completed, the project could supply 90% of Europe's current lithium needs and help to make Rio Tinto a leading lithium producer.
The Ministry of Mining and Energy (Serbian: Министарство рударства и енергетике, romanized: Ministarstvo rudarstva i energetike) is the ministry in the Government of Serbia which is in the charge of mining and energy. The current minister is Dubravka Negre, in office since 26 October 2022.
Oil shale in Serbia is a large, but undeveloped energy resource.Serbia is estimated to have a total resource of 4.81 billion tonnes of oil shale, with up to 3.6 billion tonnes of recoverable reserves, all concentrated within the Aleksinac, Vranje, Senonian Tectonic Trench, Valjevo, Western Morava, Kruševac, Babušnica, Kosanica, Niš and Levač basins, which are all located in the Central ...
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]
Vranje, Serbia, in August, 2012. [11] Bor, Serbia, in October, 2012. [12] Valjevo, Serbia, in October, 2012. In cooperation with city of Belgrade and Palilula municipality, Strawberry energy installed Strawberry Tree Black in Belgrade in Tašmajdan Park, in November 2012, with a completely new design by Serbian architect Miloš Milivojević. [13]