Wind power in Serbia
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Wind power is a fledgling source of renewable energy in Serbia. In 2020, the wind power provided 963 GWh (2.83%) of the total electricity generated in Serbia, up from 48 GWh (0.15%) in 2017.{{cite web |title=Годишњи извештај о националном резидуалном миксу за Србију за 2020. годину |url=https://ems.rs/media/uploads/2021/Garancije%20porekla/Godisnji%20izve%C5%A1taj%20o%20nacionalnom%20rezidualnom%20miksu%20-%202020.pdf |website=ems.rs |access-date=5 October 2021 |language=Serbian}}Godisni_izvestaj_o_nacionalnom_rezidualnom_miksu_2017[https://archive.org/details/godisnjiizvestajonacionalnom] Wind power is the second most favored energy source by the Serbian public, second only to solar energy.Galjak, M., & Budić, M. (2024). Public perceptions of fossil and alternative energy in Serbia: Between NIMBYism and nationalism. Energy Policy, 190, 114137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114137
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The first wind farm was opened in 2011 and is located in Leskova, Tutin; it has an installed capacity of 600 KW.{{cite news |title=Prva srpska vetrenjača u Tutinu |url=https://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=11&nav_id=505479 |accessdate=19 February 2020 |work=b92.net |agency=Tanjug |date=11 April 2011 |language=Serbian}} In 2015, a wind farm near Kula was opened with an installed capacity of 9.9 MW; it was constructed by MK Fintel Wind.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/biznis/biznis-tezak-milijardu-evra-ko-zaraduje-kad-u-srbiji-dune-vetar/1rw02v5 |title=BIZNIS TEŽAK MILIJARDU EVRA Ko zarađuje kad u Srbiji dune vetar|last=Nišavić|first=Danijela |website=Blic.rs|language=sr|access-date=2019-12-20}} La Pikolina (6.6 MW) wind farm near Vršac was opened in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/biznis/kosava-kosticeva-firma-s-italijanskim-partnerima-otvorila-novi-vetropark/9963gvr |title=KOŠAVA: Kostićeva firma s italijanskim partnerima otvorila novi vetropark|last=Tanjug |website=Blic.rs|language=sr|access-date=2019-12-20}}
Malibunar (8 MW) went online in 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Biznis/a335824/Pusten-u-rad-vetropark-Malibunar.html |title=Otvoren vetropark Malibunar, radi se na izgradnji još jednog|website=N1 Srbija|language=sr-Latn |access-date=2019-12-20}} Alibunar (42 MW) went online in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/ekonomija/aktuelno/otvoren-vetropark-alibunar-struja-za-38.000-domacinstava_948754.html |title=Otvoren vetropark Alibunar, struja za 38.000 domaćinstava|last=Vojvodine|first=Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija|website=JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine|access-date=2019-12-20}}
In 2019 three wind farms went online: Košava near Vršac (69 MW),{{Cite web|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Biznis/a528554/Kompanija-MK-Fintel-Wind-pustila-u-rad-vetropark-Kosava.html |title=Kompanija MK Fintel Wind pustila u rad vetropark "Košava" kod Vršca|website=N1 Srbija|language=sr-Latn|access-date=2019-12-20}} Čibuk 1 near Kovin (158 MW){{Cite web|url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/13/ekonomija/3693774/kod-kovina-se-otvara-najveci-vetropark-na-zapadnom-balkanu.html |title=Kod Kovina otvoren najveći vetropark na Zapadnom Balkanu|last=Serbia|first=RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of|website=www.rts.rs|access-date=2019-12-20}} and Kovačica (104 MW).{{Cite web|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Biznis/a527303/Otvoren-vetropark-Kovacica-sa-snagom-od-104-megavata-najveci-u-Srbiji.html |title=Otvoren vetropark "Kovačica", sa snagom od 104 megavata, najveći u Srbiji|website=N1 Srbija|language=sr-Latn|access-date=2019-12-20}}
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| Plant | Location | Opened | Capacity (MW) |
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| Krivačahttps://balkangreenenergynews.com/rs/otvoren-vetropark-krivaca-prvi-juzno-od-save-i-dunava-u-srbiji/ | Krivača | 2024 | 105,6 |
| Alibunar | Alibunar | 2018 | 42 |
| Alibunar 1 | Alibunar | 2023 | 9 |
| Čibuk 1 | Kovin | 2019 | 157 |
| Đevreč | Tutin | 2011 | 0.5 |
| Košava | Vršac | 2019 | 69 |
| Kovačica | Kovačica | 2019 | 104.5 |
| Kula | Kula | 2016 | 9.9 |
| La Pikolina | Vršac | 2016 | 6.6 |
| Malibunar | Alibunar | 2017 | 8 |
| Pupin[https://rtv.rs/sr_lat/vojvodina/banat/u-kovacici-zavrsena-izgradnja-vetroelektrane-pupin%E2%80%9C_1593571.html U Kovačici završena izgradnja vetroelektrane „Pupin“] | Kovačica | 2024 | 95 |
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