Serbia Energy

​Central

The Ministry of Mining and Energy is responsible for:

  • The safe, good quality and reliable supply of energy and energy sources;
  • The balanced development of energy activities;
  • Stimulating market competition based on the principles of non-discrimination, transparency and market competition incentives;
  • Creating conditions for the safe and reliable operation and functioning of energy systems;
  • Ensuring the development of energy infrastructure and the introduction of state-of-the-art technologies;
  • Providing conditions for promoting energy efficiency in carrying out energy activities and energy consumption;
  • Creating transparent, attractive and stable conditions for investments in the construction, reconstruction and modernisation of energy facilities and systems;
  • Creating conditions for stimulating the use of renewable energy sources and combined heat and electrical power generation;
  • Promoting environmental protection;
  • The decentralisation in energy sector development programmes planning and implementation.
  • Facilitating co-operation and project management on bi-lateral agreements with regional partners and the EU.

 

Regional

Autonomous provincial authorities are responsible for:

  • Carrying out inspection supervision;
  • Making proposals for the national strategies;
  • Adopting energy plans;
  • Following the implementation of the policies.

The Vojvodina Provincial Secretariat for Energy and Mineral Resources is responsible for development and implementation of the Energy Development Strategy for the territory.

 

Local

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

  • Issuing energy permits for the construction of the facilities;
  • The extension of the energy permit validity;
  • Adopting tariff systems for calculating heat delivered;
  • Prescribing the conditions for granting the privileged heat producer status;
  • Keeping the register of privileged heat producers.


Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Mining and Energy

The Vojvodina Provincial Secretariat for Energy and Mineral Resources
 

Sources:

Energy Law (Official Gazette of RS 57/2011, 80/2011).

Ministry of Mining and Energy

The Vojvodina Provincial Secretariat for Energy and Mineral Resources

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