Accessible and Renewable Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and innovative energy for all.

By implementing its energy transition, NIS contributes to the realization of the goals of the republic of serbia in this area and provides an incentive to the community in the use of renewable energy sources

In the period from 2012 to 2024 the Company achieved the total increase in energy efficiency of 32%. One of the primary strategic goals of NIS Company is diversifying its business through the construction of new capacities for electricity production.

RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

NIS, as an energy company, is paying increasing attention to projects in the field of renewable energy sources, as well as projects for the utilization of SO2, but also to supporting the construction of photovoltaic power plants in local communities.

During 2022, NIS began the implementation of a pilot project for the construction of photovoltaic power plants at petrol stations (PSs). In the first phase of the project, solar power plants were put into operation at eight NIS Petrol and Gazprom PSs, in 2023 at 17 PSs, and in 2024 at an additional 20 PSs, so that today the Company has solar power plants in operation at 45 PSs, with a total capacity of 1.5 MWp. At the entrance doors of all the mentioned PSs, a notice is displayed stating that the station is powered by solar energy, whereby the Company, in this way, also wants to promote the importance of using energy from the Sun’s potential.

In 2024, the construction of photovoltaic power plants at additional 30 petrol stations, with the total capacity of 1 MWp was approved, the commissioning of which is planned by the end of 2025. In this way, from 2026, NIS will have green electricity production at 75 PSs, or over 20% of the total number of PSs in Serbia. The total capacity of solar power plants at PSs will reach 2.5 MWp. The electricity generated is mostly used for the needs of petrol stations, while a smaller portion is delivered to the distribution grid.

The total annual electricity production in solar power plants on PVPP increased from 69,805 kWh in 2022, to 509,056.6 kWh in 2023and reached 1,459,160.4 kWh in 2024, which is 20- fold increase in annual production in the period 2022 –2024. All 45 solar power plants have so far produced over 2 million kWh. With the commissioning of an additional 30 photovoltaic power plants in 2025, annual electricity production across all 75 PSs will reach 2.5 million kWh, with an annual reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of over 2,500 tons.

In addition to the above, four solar power plants with a total capacity of 1.7 MWp were built and put into operation in 2024, namely:

  • PVPP at roofs of four facilities in Petroleum Product Storage Facility in Novi Sad, pf the capacity of 0.585 MWp;
  • PVPP on one business building in Novi Sad – with a capacity of 99.9 KWp;
  • PVPP “Jazak” in the Jazak Drinking Water Factory – with a capacity of 620 KWp and
  • PVPP on 5 buildings in the Pančevo Oil Refinery – with a capacity of 400 KWp.

Electricity production of these four photovoltaic power plants in 2024 amounted to 770,000 KWh.

In 2024, the construction of a ground-based solar power plant in Petroleum Product Storage Facility in Novi Sad, with a capacity of 6.59 MWp, was also started, and its commissioning is expected in the first half of 2025.

NIS currently operates 49 solar power plants (45 solar power plants on PSs; and four on the following different facilities: the Jazak water plant, SDN in Novi Sad, the Pančevo oil refinery and a business facility in Novi Sad), with a total capacity of 3.2 MWp, which produced 2.27 million kWh in 2024, while 31 power plants are under construction (30 power plants on PSs and one power plant on the ground of Petroleum Product Storage Novi Sad), with a total capacity of 7.59 MWp, with a planned commissioning in 2025. By the end of 2025, NIS will have 80 solar power plants with a total capacity of 11 MWp, with an annual production of 14 million kWh.

During 2024, four additional projects for the construction of solar power plants with a total capacity of 10 MWp were approved, for which preparatory work has been carried out or implementation has begun.

“TOGETHER FOR GREEN ENERGY”

In order to encourage the use of renewable energy sources in local communities, NIS is the first company in the country to independently conduct and finance a competition for the construction of solar power plants on the premises of public institutions in 13 partner cities and municipalities across our country. With that objective NIS allocated RSD 144.5 million within the “Common Cause Community” programme, to support the implementation of 40 selected projects for the construction of solar power plants at public institutions 10 2012 is a referent year because that is when EII monitoring according to Solomon Methodology was introduced, and it is being monitored for the entire period in relation referent year. 11 The construction of solar power plants began in 2022. The first contract for the construction of 7 PSs was signed in February 2022, and the first power plants were put into operation from 26 May to 30 September 2022. The year 2022 is the first year of operation of solar power plants. 12 The assessment is based on production calculations for an average year, which are confirmed by measured production at each individual power plant (i.e. each FSS) – the indicator is specific production KWh / KWp 13 The assessment is based on CO2 emission factors for Serbia and annual electricity production. Solar power plant at the Jazak Drinking Water Factory in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Zrenjanin, Kikinda, Pančevo, Niš, Čačak, Požarevac, Novi Bečej, Žitište, Kanjiža, Srbobran, and Veliko Gradište. Owing to this contest, 40 selected institutions engaged in education and science, health care, social protection, culture and sport, could construct solar power plants on their facilities and use the solar energy potential to produce green energy. The implementation of the projects is underway and it is expected that the first solar power plants from this group will be put into operation by the end of 2025.

USING WIND ENERGY

NIS, as a co-owner of Wind Park Plandište (WPP), remains committed to the implementation of projects focused on the use of wind energy. During 2024, WPP applied for an extension of its permit for connection to the electricity transmission system. By actively participating in the public debate and providing comments on the Draft Amendments to the Energy Law, WPP contributed to the adoption of the relevant legal provisions.

Detailed information regarding the energy management process at NIS is presented within individual GRI indicators: 302-1, 302-3, 302-4 and 302-5.