Fortis Energy gets prelim permits for 509 MW of wind projects in Serbia

Turkish renewables company Fortis Energy announced today that it has secured preliminary permits to set up three wind farms in Serbia with a combined capacity of 509.4 MW.

The local transmission system operator Elektromreza Srbija (EMS) has issued a formal statement on the electricity grid connection for the 171-MW Vranje wind park project and the 194.4-MW Gornjak site, while a preliminary license process is underway for the Juhor project of 144 MW.

The wind trio, estimated to cost EUR 550 million (USD 600.7m), is expected to generate 1,500 GWh of clean electricity annually, enough to power 750,000 local homes.

In addition to its local wind pipeline, last month, the Turkish firm announced the acquisition of a 180-MW solar project, coupled with a 36-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), in the Balkan country.

(EUR 1 = USD 1.092)

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