The City of Niš is located in southeastern Serbia and is the third largest city in the country with over 257,000 inhabitants. The city administration oversees energy issues and works with key stakeholders in the energy sector including the district heating company, electricity and gas distributors, and industry. Current energy use data from 2009 shows high consumption in public buildings and a need for infrastructure upgrades. Recent projects have focused on building renovations and some renewable energy integration. Moving forward, the city aims to develop further plans and studies around renewable energy, improve the district heating system, and establish new financing mechanisms to transition to more sustainable energy practices.

1. Covenant of Mayors Team Leader – City of Niš
Bojan
Gajić

2. The City of Niš
General info
 The City of Niš is one of the oldest cities in the
Balkans
 Niš is the center of southeast part of Serbia
 It is the third largest city in Serbia with 257.867
inhabitants
 The total area of the City is around 597 km2
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3. Executive
authorities
Prof. dr Zoran Perišić
Member of Council
in charge of energy issues
dr Miloš Banđur
9 Administration directorates
Administration of communal service,
energy and transport
Department for energy (5 employees)
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The City of Niš
The Mayor
City Council
(9 members)
Administration

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Administratio
n
 Department of energy
 Coordination between energy stakeholders
 Administrative supervision over the district
heating company JKP „Gradska toplana“ Niš
 Preparation a drafts of legal acts, related
with district heating and energy efficiency
 Collecting data for energy balance
 Public transport
 Public lightning
 Energy consumption in municipal public
buildings
 Preparation of project applications and
project management
 Promotion of energy and energy efficiency...
The City of Niš

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Energy
picture:
Coordination
The City of Niš
• Electricity – distribution company „Jugoistok“
Niš
• Natural gas – distributed by „Yugorosgaz“
• District heating – main supplier is DHC JKP
„Gradska toplana“ Niš
• Fuel, coal, firewood, LPG – various
suppliers
• Renewables – not widespread
Energy
supply
• Public, commercial and residential buildings
• Industry
• Traffic (public, commercial, private)
• Public lightning
Energy
consumption
• Energy efficiency
• Renewables
• Promotion actions
Improving of
energy
picture

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Energy
picture:
Stakeholder
s
The City of Niš
Energy
Departme
nt
Electricity
Natural
gas
District
heating
Potentials in
Renewables
Public
transport Public lightning
Residential
s
University
Politicia
ns
Industry

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Energy
picture:
Current
status*
* data from 2009
 Water consumption: 21,7 mil m3
 Heat production: 872.190 GJ
 Natural gas 23.273.436 m3
 Mazut 5.291.460 kg
 Fuel oil 209.994 l
 Total municipal energy costs – public buildings ≈ 2
mil € (≈2,5-3% of city budget)
 Public lightning 13 GWhe
 Public buildings:
 Electricity 13,7 GWh
 Water 537.596 m3
 Coal 700 tons
 Firewood 357 m3
 Fuel oil 790 m3
 Natural gas 50.383 m3
The City of Niš

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 Medical center
 Reconstruction of heat supply network, facades,
windows and old mazut boiler room with new gas
boiler room
 Around 4.700.000 € (Republic 4.550.000, City
150.000)
 Main municipality building
 Reconstruction of facade and windows replacement
 500.000 € (City budget)
 Student dormitory canteen
 Installment of solar panels for water heating
 Around 40.000 € (Serbian environmental fund)
 District heating company JKP “Gradska toplana” Niš
 Revitalization of district heating system – KfW 3
phases (10.500.000 € donations and soft credit lines)
The City of Niš
Improving
energy
picture
Realized

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Improving
energy
picture
In progress
 District heating company JKP “Gradska toplana” Niš
 Revitalization of district heating system – KfW 4th
phase (4.000.000 € soft credit line)
 Public lightning
 Replacement of mercury with sodium lamps (600.000
€)
 Main municipality building
 Installation of central air conditioning system (300.000
€)
 Preschool central kitchen
 Construction of solar panels for water heating (80.000
€)
 City stadium
 Installation of solar panels heating water/PV
(2.000.000 €)
The City of Niš

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Obstacles
No investment funds and mechanisms
for financing of sustainable energy
measures
Lack of awareness about energy (public,
political and among administration)
Not sufficient administrative capacities (lack of
trainings, programmes, parterships, exchange
of know-how...)
Unsifficient development of energy
management...
Biggest
obstacles
The City of Niš

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International
activities
 Covenant of Mayors
 Energy Cities
 EU Sustainable Energy Week
 European Mobility Week
 Earth Hour
The City of Niš

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Perspectives
 SEAP development
 Preperation of Energy Roadmap
 Building of a incineration plant at the landfill
 Preparation of Study on renewables potentials
 Introduction of CHP in district heating
 Preparation of Study on using biomass for district
heating
 Analysis of possibilities to improve DH system
 Leading Serbian Covenant of Mayors club
 Building of a CHP power plant on natural gas
(70MWe)
 Shutting down of individual fossil fuel boilers in city
center
 Prepare financial incentives for buildings renovation
 Establishment of partnerships...
The City of Niš

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Energy Lab
will help us
to:
 To use international knowledge and experience for
our energy development
 To strengthen our partership(s)
 To raise our administration capacity
 To further develope our energy department
 To raise awerness of public but politicians and city
administration as well
 To expand our international cooperation and
partnership network
 To determine our leading role among Serbian
municipalities in EU integration and international
cooperation
The City of Niš

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