Aleksandar Antic

Bulgaria and Serbia's Energy Ministers are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the construction of a gas link between the two countries, Bulgarian officials say.

OBRENOVAC - There are no plans whatsoever at this time for electricity price increases, says Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic.

The priorities of the national electric power company EPS are completely different, Antic said during a tour of the Nikola Tesla B coal-fired power plant in Obrenovac on Sunday.

Government of Serbia announced the construction of new wind farms, and said that it will continue to provide incentives for the renewable energy sources.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic on Wednesday opened the third Renexpo Western Balkans international fair and conference on renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, noting that Serbia is determined not to "waste energy" and that it particularly cares about renewable energy sources.

Serbian experts are in two minds over the benefits to Serbia of purchasing shares in Montenegro's transmission system operator, Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem, CGES.

Serbia's public enterprise Elektromreza Srbije, EMS, on Tuesday bought 10 per cent of CGES for more than 13 million euro, also acquiring a seat on the board of CGES.

Mining is an area through which we can boost Serbia's economic growth considerably within a very short time, Aleksandar Antic said on Friday.

The minister of energy and mining adding that the government would adopt a new law on mining and geological surveys very soon.

Almost nine months after being elected party president, Socialist Party boss Ivica Dacic - who is also Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Serbia - played safe in choosing a new leadership on Thursday.

Among the vice-presidents are veteran party officials Aleksandar Antic, Branko Ruzic, Slavica Djukic Dejanovic.

Officials have raised hopes that Serbia could earn hundreds millions of euros a year if a new mine opens to exploit jadarite deposits in the west of the country, but experts told BIRN that careful planning is needed to maximise the financial benefits.

The Serbian government has adopted articles of incorporation for the restructuring of the state-owned natural gas provider Srbijagas.

Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic said on Wednesday.

After Romanian and Serbian energy ministers met in Belgrade, the two officials announced that their countries will work jointly on gas interconnection development to increase energy security.