Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic

BELGRADE - Last year, the Energy Community earmarked Serbia as the energy leader primarily due to reforms it has launched in the sector as well as due to its decarbonisation process, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Monday.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted on Friday a MoU with the French power company EDF on establishing long-term dialogue and cooperation on energy transition and low-carbon technologies.

BELGRADE - As with any other transition, the only postulate energy transition must meet is sustainability, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Tuesday.

BUDAPEST - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto in Budapest on Tuesday to discuss joint projects in the energy sector and cooperation in the natural gas, oil and power supply sectors, and announced that construction of a Serbia-Hungary oil pipeline should begin as early as next year.

BUDAPEST - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Tuesday she would hold a separate meeting with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto to discuss the construction of a 128 km Serbian-Hungarian oil pipeline estimated to cost around 150 mln euros.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Thursday Serbia had completed the preparatory works for a project to build a Buk Bijela hydropower plant in collaboration with Republika Srpska.

The minister said completing all environmental impact studies and selecting the main contractor was what remained to be done.

KOPAONIK - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said at the Kopaonik Business Forum on Tuesday Serbia's lithium reserves were the third-largest in Europe and that the country could supply as much as 20 pct of a market comprised of the EU, the UK and Norway, helping to produce around a million electric vehicles a year.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic received the CEO of Greece's Copelouzos Group, Dimtris Copelouzos, on Wednesday to discuss cooperation in the renewables sector and natural gas supplies.

LONDON - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic signed on Monday in London two documents on cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) regarding support for investment in renewable energy sources in Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met with EU Ambassador to Serbia Emanuele Giaufret, European Commission (EC) representatives and delegations of several international financial institutions on Thursday.