The planned Samoš wind farm, which, if realized, would have a capacity nearly matching the Đerdap hydroelectric plant, remains without a clearly identified owner or investor. The project, set for the Alibunar and Kovačica municipalities in Banat, would feature 142 turbines with an official installed capacity of 923 MW—compared to Đerdap 1’s 1,140 MW after its recent upgrade.
Basic information about the project is scarce, and it is unclear who is actually behind it. The technical documentation was prepared by AAEC Energy Consulting from Novi Sad, a company registered for engineering and technical consulting, but no investor is officially listed. Previously, AAEC itself was mentioned as the investor during early public consultations.
AAEC is fully owned by “Arhitektura Atelje” from Žabalj, with Lazar Lazendić serving as its legal representative and owner. Lazendić is also the project director for Dutch company WV-International in Serbia, which earlier sold the Alibunar 1 and 2 wind projects to the Chinese turbine manufacturer SANY Renewable Energy. Reports suggest that the actual investor behind Samoš may also be a Chinese company.
Financially, AAEC Energy Consulting has modest results: profits of 18,500 euros in 2022, 6,576 euros in 2023, and a loss of 3,775 euros in 2024, despite revenue growth from 9.88 million dinars in 2022 to 40.98 million dinars in 2023. These figures indicate that the company alone lacks the capacity to execute a project of this scale.
