Serbia’s vision is to be a decarbonized country by 2050

The Minister of Mining and Energy, Zorana Mihajlovic, stated today, on the occasion of the one-year work of the Government of Serbia, that the adoption of a set of laws in the field of mining and energy laid the foundation of a new energy policy and the realization of the green agenda in Serbian energy.
Everything we have done and are doing, especially this year, is the beginning of the path that our country should take when it comes to the development of energy and the entire economy. The Green Agenda will provide sustainable development and new jobs, not only in energy and mining, Mihajlovic said in a written statement.
In addition to the new legislative framework in the field of mining and energy, she pointed out the beginning of long-term strategic documents and set aside a new investment plan worth 17 billion euros, implementation of action plans for unbundling of transport system operators in Srbijagas and distribution in EPS, establishment of Financing and energy efficiency incentives, a distribution network automation project, as well as Ministry subsidies to increase energy efficiency and incentives for solar panels.
Mihajlovic stated that we have adopted a completely new legal framework in the field of mining and energy and that we have the first special Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Choices, and we have started drafting strategic documents that will determine the goals and dynamics of changes in the energy sector by 2050.
The development of an integrated national energy and climate plan until 2030, with projections until 2050, and a new strategy for energy development until 2040, with projections until 2050, is underway, and our vision is that by 2040 at least 40% will be the percentage of energy from renewable sources, and by 2050 we will be a decarbonized country, stated Mihajlovic.
She added that a new Investment Plan has been made for the realization of these goals, which includes projects in energy and mining worth 17 billion euros, and pointed out that one of the most important things is the opening of the Cukaru Peki mine, which returns Serbia to the European and world top copper and gold producers, Danas reports.