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EPS plans to explore possibility of using biomass to produce electricity in thermal power plants

State-owned power company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is looking into the possibility of using biomass to produce electricity in its thermal power plants.

EPS is examining ways to reduce its reliance on coal, and it has been considering waste, natural gas, and energy crops as alternatives. The company has now invited experts to study whether biomass is a practical and efficient fuel source for its facilities.

The utility plans to evaluate two options—producing and burning biogas, also called biomethane, and directly burning biomass. The study will include an assessment of biomass availability in Vojvodina, such as energy crops, manure, and organic waste. It will also gather information on existing and potential facilities for biogas production.

EPS is considering the potential use of biogas for electricity generation at combined heat and power plants or the production of biomethane to be fed into natural gas pipelines. Estimates of biogas fuel costs for the Novi Sad and Zrenjanin power plants, currently supplied with natural gas, may also be included in plans. The plans could envision a biogas pipeline network to these plants as well.

For the direct combustion option, EPS will analyze whether sufficient biomass is available to feed its Kolubara and Morava coal power plants. The company is considering energy crops in former coal mines as a source of sustainable fuel.

The firm has also requested examples from neighbouring countries where biomass is used instead of coal. The study will look into how burning biomass affects air pollution and whether it can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The company has already taken steps to move away from coal. In 2021, it started a pilot project with U.S.-based E3 International to use biomass from energy crops. EPS also began studying the possibility of switching the Morava plant to natural gas and, in 2022, requested proposals for burning alternative fuels, including waste, in its Nikola Tesla A and Kostolac B plants.

The Morava and Kolubara plants, which are expected to be the first to shut down, are now part of EPS’s plan to maintain a strategic reserve as it shifts toward cleaner energy sources.

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