Apr 15, 2025
Serbia's EPS has completed the installation of the last turbine at the 66 MW Kostolac wind farm.
Serbian state-owned electricity producer Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has completed the installation of the 20th and final turbine at the 66 MW Kostolac wind farm, as announced by EPS director general Dusan Zivkovic on Tuesday.
In a televised interview with public broadcaster RTS, Zivkovic emphasized that the Kostolac wind farm in eastern Serbia represents a significant investment project that will enhance EPS's production portfolio.
EPS installed its first wind turbine at the Kostolac site in November, marking its inaugural facility for wind energy generation. The utility anticipates connecting the Kostolac wind farm to the grid in October of this year.
The project features 20 Siemens-Gamesa wind turbines located on the mined-out areas and landfills of EPS's Kostolac thermal power plant and coal basin complex, with an expected annual electricity output of around 187 GWh, sufficient to supply 30,000 households.
The total project cost is 144 million euros ($163.7 million), with EPS providing 32.2 million euros, the European Union granting 30 million euros, and Germany’s development bank KfW supplying an 80 million euro loan along with a 1.8 million euro grant.
In a televised interview with public broadcaster RTS, Zivkovic emphasized that the Kostolac wind farm in eastern Serbia represents a significant investment project that will enhance EPS's production portfolio.
EPS installed its first wind turbine at the Kostolac site in November, marking its inaugural facility for wind energy generation. The utility anticipates connecting the Kostolac wind farm to the grid in October of this year.
The project features 20 Siemens-Gamesa wind turbines located on the mined-out areas and landfills of EPS's Kostolac thermal power plant and coal basin complex, with an expected annual electricity output of around 187 GWh, sufficient to supply 30,000 households.
The total project cost is 144 million euros ($163.7 million), with EPS providing 32.2 million euros, the European Union granting 30 million euros, and Germany’s development bank KfW supplying an 80 million euro loan along with a 1.8 million euro grant.