EOI – Obtaining technical support to introduce geothermal into energy mix in Serbia
The UN Development Programme has issued a call for public institutions in Serbia seeking to obtain technical support for geothermal studies.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has issued a call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to public institutions in Serbia that wish to obtain technical support in developing studies for introducing geothermal energy into the energy mix. The technical support will be provided through the “Geothermal Energy in Serbia” project.
The application must be submitted no later than June 16, 2025, by 5 p.m, via the official online platform.
The full public call document can be downloaded via this link. This initiative is being supportedby the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic and within the project “Geothermal energy in Serbia”, through the initiatives “Public and private financing for development” and “EU for the Green Agenda in Serbia”, and in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia
Public institutions have the opportunity to apply for receiving technical support, which includes the development of:
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Feasibility Study for the use of geothermal energy in heating/cooling
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Study on geothermal potential, including, if applicable, some exploration works, and/or other preparatory activities, and/or
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Cost-benefit study demonstrating benefits from the introduction of geothermal energy into the energy mix.
A maximum of two public entities will have the opportunity to receive technical support. Heating companies, health, educational, sport facilities, social or other public institutions are eligible to apply. UNDP will provide expert support (including Slovak expertise) necessary for the development of the above-mentioned studies. Developed studies will equip the applicants with technical documentation needed for accessing the funds for introducing the geothermal energy into the energy mix.
In addition to filling out the online application form, it is necessary to submit a statement signed by the authorised person confirming participation in the public call, to the email address: zelena.agenda.rs@undp.org.
There will also be an Info Day to provide further information to potential applicants on 19 May, 13:00. Registration to this event can be done via this link.
Several sites in Serbia have been identified to have geothermal potential based on studies done in recent years. In 2022, the UNDP, in partnership with the Ministry of Mining and Energy in Serbia, completed a geothermal resource research on the site of the SIV 3 building in Belgrade and on the location of the Palace of Serbia. Further, another study done in 2023 indicated that six out of the 18 locations of heating plants and boiler plants of the Belgrade Heating Plant Company have the potential to transition to geothermal heating.
Source: UNDP
