The City of Belgrade will be the beneficiary of the expropriation for the Belgrade Power Plant’s needs. After JKP Beogradske elektrane, in cooperation with the Faculty of Mining and Geology, conducted research on geothermal resources at multiple locations across the city, preliminary findings indicate significant potential for utilizing this renewable energy source.
Promising locations such as Borča, Danube, and Batajnica have been identified, where the plan is to develop geothermal energy plants that will play a key role in Belgrade’s energy transition in the coming years. A major step forward was made in Batajnica, where the Serbian government approved the decision to expropriate real estate for the construction of facilities that will generate thermal energy from geothermal sources, along with necessary supporting infrastructure. The aim is to create a unified plot of land for the new heating plant in Batajnica.
The expropriation will serve the City of Belgrade and the Belgrade Power Plant. This project in Batajnica aligns with the city’s planning documents, including the detailed regulation plan for the area and the broader urban planning for Belgrade.
The Faculty of Mining and Geology’s previously published study thoroughly examined heating plants in Batajnica, Borča, and Danube. The geothermal potential in these locations was found to range from five to twenty megawatts per geothermal system.
The scientific study concluded that geothermal energy exploitation at the Batajnica heating plant could replace up to 90% of the current fossil energy used by this facility annually. This represents a significant opportunity for the widespread use of renewable energy to heat consumers connected to the plant.
Vanja Vukić, the director of Belgrade Power Plants, has announced that the next phase of the project will involve further research and the construction of an exploratory well to confirm the geothermal capacity at the Batajnica heating plant. This step is expected to take place later this year.
