Membership
Day of Accession
1 July 2006
Status
Contracting Party
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latest implementation updates
latest implementation updates
| Latest developments in electricity | Date |
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| AERS adopts Rules on publication of key market data | July 2019 |
| The Government adopts amendments to the Rules for vulnerable customer in energy sector | May 2019 |
| A project for market coupling of Bulgaria, Croatia and Serbia was initiated. | February 2019 |
| AERS adopts EMS's Transmission Network Investment Plan (for up to 3 years) | February 2019 |
| The Ministry submits the Secretariat its 2018 Security of Supply Statement, covering gas, electricity and oil. | January 2019 |
| AERS adopts a report on the need for the further regulation of prices defined in Article 88(3). | September 2018 |
| Latest developments in gas | Date |
|---|---|
| Agency for Energy of the Republic of Serbia approves Gastrans network code. | May 2020 |
| The Ministry submitted to the Secretariat its 2019 Security of Supply Statement on electricity, gas and oil. | March 2019 |
| Gastrans LLC Novi Sad, a company owned by South Stream Serbia, applied for its certification and AERS issued a preliminary decision. | August 2019 |
| Serbia submits the Secretariat its 2018 Security of Supply Statement, covering gas, electricity and oil. | January 2019 |
| The government adopts Preventive Action Plan for Security of Gas Supply and Contingency Plan for ensuring the Safety of Natural Gas supply. | December 2018 |
| Following efforts by the Secretariat, the Serbian Parliament approved the deletion of the destination clause, thus removing a barrier to energy competition and trade in the region. | September 2018 |
| Latest developments in energy efficiency | Date |
|---|---|
| Serbia submitted the Secretariat its fourth Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive. | September 2020 |
| Serbia sends the Secretariat a notification in accordance with Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme) | January 2020 |
| Serbia submitted the Secretariat its third Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive. | November 2019 |
| The state financing for energy efficiency has been improved and extended with the adoption of a new energy efficiency fee under the general Law on Fees for the Use of Public Goods. | December 2018 |
| Serbia submits its second Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive to the Secretariat. | November 2018 |
| Serbia sends the Secretariat a notification according to Article 5 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (Exemplary role of public bodies’ buildings), together with established inventory of central government buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2. | September 2018 |
| Latest developments in renewable energy | Date |
|---|---|
| Serbia submitted its Forth Progress Report on promotion and use of energy from renewable sources under Article 22 of the Renewable Energy Directive to the Secretariat. | December 2020 |
| Serbia submits the third progress report on the promotion of renewable energy 2016-2017, to the Secretariat. | January 2019 |
| Latest development in environment | Date |
|---|---|
| At its session held on 30 January 2020, the Government of Serbia adopted the National Emission Reduction Plan. | January 2020 |
| Serbia complies with its reporting obligations on pollutants under the scope of the Large Combustion Plants Directive by submitting the relevant information to the European Environment Agency. | September 2019 |
| With regard to strategic environmental assessment, Serbia’s National Emission Reduction Plan was carried out and concluded. | March 2019 |
| Out of its eight large combustion plants on the opt-out list, Serbia confirmed that four plants started their opt-out, meaning that the registration of their operating hours cannot be higher than 20,000 hours up until 31 December 2023. | January 2018 |
| Latest developments in competition | Date |
|---|---|
| Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) adopted its first decision in the electricity sector, finding that the national electricity distribution system operator EPS Distribucija LLC Belgrade abused its dominant position as the sole operator on the market for electricity distribution. | December 2016 |
| CPC completed its sixth sector inquiry of the wholesale and retail petroleum product markets in Serbia. | December 2015 |
| Latest developments in oil | Date |
|---|---|
| Serbia's new Rulebook on technical and other requirements for liquid fuels of petroleum origin enters into force. | December 2020 |
| Decree on Defining the Programme of Measures when the Energy Security of Supply is Endangered – Emergency Response Plan (OJ RS No. 63/19) entered into force. | September 2019 |
| Rulebook on Defining the Yearly Programme of Emergency Oil was published in the in the Official Gazette (OJ RS No. 26/18). | April 2018 |
| Serbia adopted Decree on the Plan and Procurement Criteria for the Formation of Emergency Reserves ( OJ RS No. 50/16) | June 2017 |
| Latest developments in climate | Date |
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| The National Assembly of Serbia adopted the Law on Climate Change, laying the foundation for the establishment of a system for limiting greenhouse gas emissions. | March 2021 |
| Serbia concluded a public consultation process on its new Climate Change Law. The Law is largely in line with the climate acquis and it is expected to be adopted by the end of 2018. | April 2018 |
| Latest development in regulatory affairs | Date |
|---|---|
| Energy regulator, AERS, takes over co-chairmanship of ACER’s Gas Regional Initiative SSE. | January 2017 |
| Latest developments in infrastructure | Date |
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| The Government adopted the Programme for the Implementation of the Energy Development Strategy by 2025 for the period 2017-2023 by which Regulation (EU) 347/2013, as adapted and adopted by the Ministerial Council, was transposed. | October 2017 |
Serbia's 2020 implementation
performance and key energy
sector benchmark data
performance and key energy
sector benchmark data
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Implementation by electricity indicators
Implementation by electricity indicators
status: 1 November 2020
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Serbia: facts and figures in electricity
Description of data [unit] 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Electricity production [GWh] 35.912 36.781 33.582 34.950 35.066 Net imports [GWh] 1.520 1.998 6.549 4.582 5.417 Net exports [GWh] 2309 3696 5.724 4.250 5.341 Gross electricity consumption [GWh] 35.123 35.083 35.592 35.261 35.142 Losses in transmission [%] 2,22% 2,15% 2,31% 2,14% Losses in distribution [%] 14,10% 12,95% 12,93% 12,16% Consumption of energy sector [GWh] 1.518 1.425 1.380 1.496 1.616 Final consumption of electricity [GWh] 28.531 28.819 29.406 29.233 26.587 Consumption structure [GWh] / industrial, transport, services and other 14.469 14.888 15.229 15.818 13.247 Consumption structure [GWh] / households (residential customers) 14.062 13.931 14.177 13.415 13.340 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] 7.192 7.450 7.479 8.089 7.898 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / coal-fired 3.905 4.032 4.054 4.386 4.079 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / gas-fired 261 357 356,5 347 329 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / hydro, total 3.011 3.016 3.029 3.033 3.060 Horizontal transmission network [km] / substation capacity [MVA] 30.498 30.812 31.066 29.752 30.799 Horizontal transmission network [km] / number of interconnectors 22 22 25 22 23 Electricity customers / total 3.617.781 3.624.625 3.639.585 3.651.169 3.663.689 Electricity customers / non-households 396.248 396.659 397.648 400.701 402.058 Electricity customers / eligible customers under national legislation 3.617.781 3.624.625 3.639.585 3.651.169 3.663.689 Electricity customers / customers supplied from the competitive retail market 37.231 11.980 19.752 130.791 138.974 Internal market / electricity supplied to active eligible customers [MWh] 10.683.000 12.474.000 12.851.368 14.212.254 14.557.201 Internal market / share of final consumption [%] 37% 43% 44% 49% 55%
source: Ministry of mining and energy and Energy Community Secretariat -
Retail market opening
Retail Market Opening
Source: Ministry of Mining and Energy
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Implementation by gas indicators
Implementation by gas indicators
status: 1 November 2020
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Serbia: facts and figures in gas
Description of data [unit] 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Natural gas production [Bcm] 0,572 0,523 0,485 0,335 0,438 Import [Bcm] 1,740 1,795 2,183 2,204 2,257 Stock changes [Bcm] -0,1150 0,0568 0,086 0,029 -0,198 Total supply [Bcm] 2,0570 2,3748 2,7540 2,5680 2,497 Consumption of the energy sector calculated (heat and power plants, TSO' own consumption, losses and linepack change) [Bcm] 1,1050 1,0908 1,1240 0,9130 1,234 Interconnectors’ capacity [Bcm] / total 5,2378 5,2378 5,2378 5,2378 5,2378 Interconnectors’ capacity [Bcm] / out of which bidirectional 0 0 0 0 0 Storage working capacity [Bcm] 0,46 0,46 0,46 0,46 0,45 Length of transmission network [km] 2.423 2.423 2.459 2.464 2.464 Length of distribution network [km] 16.532 16.653 16.961 18.422 19.286 Natural gas customers / total 262.567 267.158 270.689 276.581 283.060 Natural gas customers / out of which: non-households 12.764 13.079 13.082 13.767 14.149 Natural gas customers / eligible customers under national legislation 262.567 267.158 270.689 276.581 283.060 Natural gas customers / customers supplied at market prices 802 923 961 1.515 1132 Natural gas customers / households 249.803 254.222 257.476 262.814 268.911 Internal market / gas supplied at market prices [Bcm] 1,7800 1,9900 2,006 1,881 1,751 Internal market / share of total consumption [%] 87% 87% 73% 85% 84% Final consumption of natural gas per sector [Bcm] 1,444 1,675 1,630 1,655 1,263 Consumption structure [Bcm] / industry and commercial customers 0,9013 1,074 1,363 1,412 1,008 Consumption structure [Bcm] / households 0,1907 0,2100 0,2670 0,243 0,255
source: Ministry of mining and energy, compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Retail market opening
Retail Market Opening
Source: Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS), compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
Facts and figures
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Implementation by renewable energy indicators
Implementation by renewable energy indicators
status: 1 November 2020
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Total renewable energy capacities
Total capacities of renewable energy 2019, 2018, 2017 (MW)
status: 1 November 2020
source: Ministry of Mining and Energy -
Shares of energy from renewable sources
Shares of Energy from Renewable Sources
Source: EUROSTAT
Energy Efficiency
Implementation indicators, energy efficiency indicators, implementation of labelling
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Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
status: 1 November 2020
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Energy efficiency indicators
Energy Efficiency Indicators
Source: EUROSTAT 2020 data and the Contracting Party's Annual Reports under Directive 2012/27/EU
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Implementation of labelling Directive
Implementation of Energy Efficiency Product Regulation Overview
New labelling package adopted by the Ministerial Council in November 2018 was not assessed, as the transposition deadline expires in January 2020
Source: multiple sources of data (EECG reports, NEEAPs etc.), compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
Environment
Implementation indicators, LCP installations, LCPs emissions, hours used from opt-out period
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Implementation by environment indicators
Implementation by environment indicators
status: 1 November 2020
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Installations and emissions under LCP Directive
Installations and emissions under the Large Combustion Plants Directive
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Operational hours used from opt-out period
Amount of operational hours used from opt-out period
* Calculations for the expected expiry of the opt-out period are based on 2018 and 2019 average load factor.
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Regulatory Authority
Institutional setup and independence of the Regulatory Authority
Serbia 2020 performance 64% change in 2020 + 13% 2020 average performance 72% Serbia 2020 ranking 8th out of 9 status: 1 November 2020
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Competition Authority
Institutional setup and independence of the Competition Authority
Serbia 2020 performance 75% change in 2020 - 5% 2020 average performance 60% Serbia 2020 ranking 2nd out of 9 status: 1 November 2020
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
State Aid Authority
Institutional setup and independence of the State Aid Authority
Serbia 2020 performance 75% change in 2020 0% 2020 average performance 47% Serbia 2020 ranking 1st out of 9 status: 1 November 2020
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
