Transformation towards green energy will diversify the market, open new markets, jobs, enable sustainable growth. It will also contribute to the fall in the prices of renewable energy sources, it was said at the opening of the RES 2021 conference.
– Stronger mobilization of technology for clean energy is needed, in order to ensure the set goals by 2050, which include zero net emissions. Capital and activation of the private sector are key, as well as investors looking for the right opportunities. Also, legislators must be committed to transition and enact clear rules. Serbia is one of those countries, which is confirmed by the initiated reforms – said the director of the European energy team of the EBRD, Grzegorz Zielinski.
Zorana Mihajlovic, Minister of Mining and Energy, pointed out that our country will not import electricity, because with our potentials we can satisfy our own needs and be an important factor in this part of Europe.
– The first step has been made, and that is the adoption of the law. The second step is bylaws, which will enable the first auction to take place in December this year. This is followed by the development of strategic documents, which are important for the vision for the next 50 years. By 2040, Serbia will produce a minimum of 40% of electricity and heat from RES, and I believe that this percentage could be even higher. The goal is for harmful emissions to follow those in the EU in the next 10 years – Mihajlovic pointed out.
The RES Serbia 2021 conference is being held in Belgrade, and the organizers are the Renewable Energy Sources Association of Serbia (RES Serbia), in cooperation with the general partner, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), eKapija reports.
