Investing in Renewable Energy Sources in Serbia Energy Community Investment Conference on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Vienna, 18 March 2010.
Biomass Crop farming residues 1/3 available for Energy Use Total residues (1,000 tones) Residues for Energy Use (1,000 tones) Wheat 2,905 1,365 Barley 295 180 Rye 15.5 4.4 Corn 5,310 1,140 Sunflower 705 240 Soybean 320 130 Rapeseed 7.8 1.6 TOTAL 9,560 3,060 Wood biomass 1 Mtoe Fruit growing residues Biomass residues (1,000 tones) Plum 393.5 Apple 36.2 Cherries 55.0 Pear 14.0 Peach 35.1 Apricot 15.5 Walnuts 55.0 Grapes 515.0 TOTAL 1,119.3 Agriculture biomass 1.4 Mtoe Forest biomass Fuel Wood Wood residues 7 million m³ unofficial -------------------- 1.6 million m³ official (55% from State forest) 5 million m³ TOTAL 12 million m³ Most promising utilization options for biomass: Space heating in households and buildings using biomass pellets or briquettes Co-firing or total replacement in district heating plants firing heavy oil or coal in south Serbia, where natural gas is not available yet CHP utilizing agricultural and wood wastes 2
Hydro Power SHPP Cadastre (1987) 856 locations 500 MW Unused Hydro Potential 7,000 GWh >5 MW: 9 locations 2-5MW: 30 locations (average 3 MW) <1 MW :largest number of locations 1,800 GWh/year 273 Morava river 2,300 GWh Drina and Lim river 1,900 GWh Danube river 1,000 GWh Number of SHPP in Serbia 60 (50% out of operation) Revitalization 173 Construction 104 Number of locations for the construction of SHPP according to potential installed capacity 72 22 46 48 39 50 31 9 100-200 kw 200-300 kw 300-400 kw 400-500 kw 500-600 kw 600-800 kw 800-1000 kw 3
Solar Most promising utilization options Sanitary water heating Space heating If each housing unit (2.65 million units) would install average 4 m² of collectors Equivalent to some saving potential of 7,420 GWh 4
Geothermal Average geothermal flow density in Serbia is higher than 60 mw/m³ There are 160 natural resources of geothermal waters (excluding Panonian basin) with temperature above 15ºC Highest temperatures recorded Vranjska spa - 96ºC Jošanička spa - 78ºC Sijarinska spa - 72ºC Total flow rate of geothermal water resources is 4000 l/sec 60 locations are in the water reservoirs up to 3000 m depth Installed thermal power (MWt) Produced heat (TJ/year) Residential and commercial areas 18.5 575 Spas and recreation 36.0 1,150 Gain drying 0.7 22 Greenhouses 8.4 256 Fishing and cattle breeding 6.4 211 Industrial processes 3.9 121 Heat pump heating 12.0 80 Total 86.0 2,415 Use of geothermal potential is mainly for balneological purposes, sports and recreation Prospects for expanding geothermal energy for agricultural heat and water and district heating are reasonably good Potential for larger scale geothermal electricity is limited - requires water temperatures above 100 C. 5
Wind Wind data based on 10 meter heights extrapolated to 50 meter heights 2,300 GWh 1,300 MW of capacity at sites with minimal average wind speeds of 5 m/s Best locations in Serbia (extrapolated) Midzor Suva Mt. Vrsacki breg Tupiznica Krepoljin Deli Jovan 7.66 m/s 6.46 m/s 6.27 m/s 6.25 m/s 6.18 m/s 6.13 m/s 6
RES Technical Potential Serbia s endowment of renewable energy resources is substantial - realization of these potentials require Government action Potentials (Mtoe) Biomass 2.70 Hydro 0.60 Solar 0.60 Geothermal 0.20 Wind 0.20 TOTAL 4.30 Hydro 14% Geothermal 5% Solar 15% Wind 4% Biomass 62% Clear technical potential of renewable energy - insufficient information about the economic potential 7
Targets To increase RES-E production by 7.4% - from 9.974 GWh in 2007 to 10.713,1 GWh in 2012. 10,800.00 10,600.00 Biogas 10,400.00 Biomass GWh 10,200.00 10,000.00 9,800.00 9,600.00 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Solar Energy Wind Energy HPP<10MW HPP>10MW 8
Legislation Energy Law (OJ RS 84/2004) provides the overall foundation for development of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency Amendments to the Programme for Implementation of Energy Sector Development Strategy 2007-2012 (OJ 99/2009) elaborate Strategy in more details and define priorities for utilization of renewable energy sources. Decree on the Requirements for obtaining the Status of the Privileged Power Producer and the Criteria for Assessing Fullfilment of these Requirements (OJ 72/2009 )- defines procedure Decree on incentive measures for electricity generation using renewable energy sources and combined heat and power (CHP) generation (OJ 99/2009) - defines feed-in tariffs for RES-E generation Regulation on technical and other requirements of liquid biofuels (OJ Serbia and Montenegro 23/06) defines technical requirements for biodiesel and biofuels Construction Law (OJ 72/2009) defines procedure for obtaining construction permit key law for investing Law on Environmental Protection (OJ 72/2009) Law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (OJ 135/2004) Law on Environmental Impact Assessment (OJ 36/2009) Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Law (OJ 135/2004) -IPPC license needed for the biomass installations Law on Waste Management(OJ 36/2009) Use of residue materials for the production of biogas and biodiesel, landfills Law on Air Quality(OJ 36/2009) Limits emissions for the facilities that use biomass as a fuel Law on ratification of Kyoto Protocol (OJ 88/2007 and 38/2009) - established DNA; Serbia is non-annex I country, eligible for CDM projects 9
Permits & licenses for RES facilities Issuing bodies Energy permit Construction permit Privileged Producer Status & Feed-in tariff Energy License <1 MW N/A Local Government / Municipality Ministry of Mining and Energy and PPA with EPS N/A 1-10 MW Ministry of Mining and Energy Local Government / Municipality Ministry of Mining and Energy and PPA with EPS Regulatory Energy Agency (AERS) >10 MW Ministry of Mining and Energy Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning N/A Regulatory Energy Agency (AERS) 10
Legal Regulation Decree on conditions for acquiring status of Privileged Power Producer SHPP up to 10 MW Feed-in tariff Monitoring Power plants that use at least 90% renewables except biomass Power plants that use communal waste Privileged Power Producer Request for status of privileged power producer Ministry of Mining and Energy Minister Power plants that use at least 80% of biomass CHP up to 10 MW Decision on granting Status of privileged power producer up to 12 years 11
Market Model for RES-E Feed-in tariff Privileged Power Produces (Renewable Electricity Producer) Power Purchase Agreement Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) Supplier for Tariff consumers www.eps.rs Cost of RES-E + Cost of balancing Regulatory Energy Agency www.aers.rs Electricity Payment for RES-E Price of electricity for tariff consumer Consumer 12
Feed-in tariffs Power Plant Type Installed Capacity (kw) Feed-in tariff (c /kwh) Small Hydro Power Plants (up to 10 MW) 1.1 Up to 500 kw 9,7 1.2 500 kw - 2 MW 10,316 1,233*Р 1.3 More than 2 MW 7,85 1.4 Existing infrastructure Up to 2 MW 7,35 1.5 2 MW 10 MW 5,9 Biomass Power Plants 2.1 Up to 500 kw 13,6 2.2 500 kw - 5 MW 13,845 0,489*Р 2.3 More than 5 MW 11,4 13
Feed-in tariffs Power Plant Type Installed Capacity (kw) Feed-in tariff (c /kwh) Biogas Power Plant 3.1 Up to 200 kw 16,0 3.2 200 kw - 2 MW 16,444 2,222*Р 3.3 More than 2 MW 12,0 Power plants that use landfill and sewage gas 6,7 Wind 9,5 Limit for total installed wind energy 450 MW Solar Photovoltaic 23 Limit for total installed solar PV 5 MW Geothermal energy 7,5 14
Feed-in tariffs Power Plant Type Installed Capacity (kw) Feed-in tariff (c /kwh) CHP on fossil fuels 1.1 Up to 0,2 MW 10,4 1.2 0,2 MW to 2 MW 10,667 1,333*Р 1.3 2 MW to 10 MW 8,2 1.4 Existing infrastructure Up to 10 MW 7,6 Power plants that use communal waste 2.1 Up to 1 MW 9,2 2.2 1 MW to 10 MW 8,5 15 15
Biofuels Target share of 2.2% of biofuels in transport sector through blending obligation for diesel fuels Year Necessary amounts of biodiesel for blending (t) Minimum content of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) in diesel fuels (v/v) Biodesel share in diesel fuels (energy content) Biofuel share in transport sector (energy content) 2010. 22.047 1.10% 1.00% 0.76% 2011. 44.093 2.21% 2.00% 1.52% 2012. 66.140 3.31% 3.00% 2.28% SRPS EN 590:2005* 99.873 5.00% 4.53% 3.44% *According to the SRPS EN 590:2005 standard, the content of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) biodiesel is limited to 5% v/v Action plan for biomass currently under public discussion Labeling / certification scheme for biofuels in line with sustainability criteria defined in new Directive 16 16
Investment incentives applicable to RES projects INVESTMENT INCENTIVES In case of investments in production facility, Government approve grant between 2000 and 5000 Euros per new job creation, minimal investment value is within the range of 1 and 3 million Euros, whereas the minimal number of new jobs is 50 An investor that invests in fixed assets, i.e. in whose fixed assets other entity invests over 600 million RSD (6.8 million EUR), and uses these assets for conducting business in Serbia and during the investment period additionally recruit at least 100 people - shall be exempted from corporate profit tax payments for the period of 10 years proportionally with the investment made TAX CREDITS A tax payer that made profit in newly established business unit in an underdeveloped area will receive a corporate profit tax reduction in the duration of two years, proportional to the share of such made profit in total profit of the company ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION OF FIXED ASSETS This incentive is provided for fixed assets that are used for the prevention of air pollution, water and soil pollution, noise reduction, energy savings, forestation, and collection and utilization of waste for industrial raw materials and fuels FOREIGN INVESTMENTS INCENTIVES The law on foreign investments stipulates free import of goods that are the foreign investor s nominal capital (founding capital) providing it fulfils acts regulating environment protection. Import of equipment as the founding capital of a foreign investor, except for passenger motor vehicles and game & gambling machines, is free from customs and other duties. Besides, a foreign investor and a company with foreign founding capital are entitled to tax and customs related deductions in line with the law 17
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Contact Dejan Stojadinovic, Assistant Minister Ministry of Mining and Energy Kralja Milana 36 Belgrade, Serbia www.mre.gov.rs E-mail obnovljivi@mre.gov.rs Phone +381 11 33 46 755 Fax +381 11 36 16 603 Contact SIEPA - Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency Vlajkoviceva 3/V 11000 Belgrade, Serbia www.siepa.gov.rs E-mail office@siepa.gov.rs Phone +381 11 3398 550 Fax +381 11 3398 814 Contact Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning Omladinskih brigada 1 11070 Belgrade, Serbia www.ekoplan.gov.rs 18