Serbia's Solar Power Capacity Rises to 166 MW as Petka Solar Plant Nears Completion

The total capacity of solar power plants in Serbia has reached 166 megawatts (MW), including installations by prosumers and other sources. This rapid growth is evidenced by recent data showing an increase of 24 MW in three months. The Electric Power Company of Serbia (EPS) is set to contribute further, with its 9.75 MW Petka solar power plant in Kostolac scheduled for completion by mid-February.

Prosumers, which include 3,780 members—2,755 households, three residential communities, and 1,022 companies—account for 74.1 MW of capacity. Households contribute 22.4 MW, residential communities 69 kW, and companies 52 MW. Another 171 photovoltaic plants, mostly on land, add 65 MW. Together with existing plants classified as producers of renewable energy, Serbia’s solar capacity has grown thirteenfold since 2021, from 20 MW to 163 MW by November and now to 166 MW, according to the Ministry of Mining and Energy.

Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović highlighted this progress during her visit to the Petka site, emphasizing the importance of both small and large projects for energy security. SE Petka, EPS’s first solar park on a former mining site, spans 11.6 hectares and has a planned annual output of 15.6 gigawatt-hours (GWh). EPS’s general director, Dušan Živković, confirmed that construction is on track to meet the February deadline.

Source: Balkan Green Energy News