International Clean Energy Day, celebrated on 26 January, is a global call to action for a just and inclusive transition to renewable energy. This important date was established in 2023 by the United Nations General Assembly through resolution A/77/327, with the aim of highlighting the importance of clean energy in combating climate change and reducing negative environmental impacts.
Clean Energy Day reminds us about the responsibility of every individual, community and country to invest in energy that will contribute to preserving the planet for future generations. Through this day, the international community calls for action that includes not only protecting the environment, but also ensuring equitable access to energy for all, thereby contributing to reducing global inequalities.
Clean energy refers to energy production that does not have negative environmental impacts, such as the release of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which in turn helps mitigate the effects of climate change.
This energy plays a key role in achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7, which includes universal access to modern energy by 2030, will require enormous efforts and commitment from all countries.
Serbia currently has 607 MW of wind power plants on the grid, and 3015 MW comes from hydropower. When it comes to solar energy, according to oral data from representatives of the Ministry of Mining and Energy, the installed capacity of solar power plants in Serbia is over 100 MW, while the installed capacity of prosumers is over 84 MW. Biogas and biomass plants do not have a large share of RES capacity in Serbia, the installed capacity of biogas plants is around 40 MW, while biomass is only 2.4 MW.
According to data from a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency – IRENA, 473 GW of new renewable energy capacity was added worldwide in 2023. The total installed capacity of RES capacity in 2023 was 3865 GW.