The Government of the Republic of Serbia has adopted a key strategic document that shapes the future of the country’s energy sector until 2030, with projections extending to 2050. The integrated national energy and climate plan represents a comprehensive strategy for achieving sustainability, energy security and reducing dependence on fossil fuels, which simultaneously follows international obligations and global trends related to climate change.
By adopting this plan, Serbia committed itself to the transformation of its energy sector by directing it towards renewable energy sources such as the sun and wind. According to this plan, by 2030, it is expected that around 3.5 gigawatts of energy will be produced from renewable sources, more precisely from the sun and wind, which would mean that almost every second megawatt of electricity would be obtained from clean energy sources. In addition, the plan includes measures to increase energy efficiency in various sectors, the use of renewable sources for heating and cooling, and the gradual electrification of the transport sector, as explained by Dubravka Đedović Handanović, Minister of Mining and Energy.
Reducing the emission of greenhouse gases by 40.3 percent compared to the level of 1990 was presented as one of the main goals of the adopted plan, which aims to achieve the key goals of the global climate agenda. The plan emphasizes integration with the energy market of the European Union, and further connection with the single EU market, ensuring that Serbia also meets its needs and works in accordance with its resources.
The goals and policies of the plan are grouped around five key dimensions: decarbonization, energy efficiency, energy security, internal energy market, and research, innovation and competitiveness.
The listed segments aim to make Serbian energy safe, the energy sector safe and independent, which is why the document is the basis of the energy policy for the coming decades.
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Source: energetskiportal.rs
