Elektroprivreda Srbije
Elektroprivreda Srbije (abbr. EPS; full legal name: Javno preduzeće Elektroprivreda Srbije Beograd) is a joint-stock electric utility power company fully owned by the Government of Serbia, with headquarters in Belgrade, Serbia. It was founded in 1991 and it has 24,013 employees (as of 2021), making it the largest enterprise in the country.
Native name | Електропривреда Србије |
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| Company type | Joint-stock company |
| Industry | Electric utility |
| Predecessor | Električno preduzeće Srbije (1945–1965) Združeno Elektroprivredno preduzeće Srbije (1965–1991) |
| Founded | 1 July 2005 (current form) 1991 (founded) |
| Headquarters | , Serbia |
Area served | Serbia |
Key people | Oluf Ulseth (Supervisory Board Chairman) Dušan Živković (acting director) |
| Products | Electric power Coal |
Production output | 36.461 TWh (2016) |
| Services | Electricity generation and distribution, electricity retailing, mining |
| Revenue | €2.726 billion (2021) |
Net income | (€132.05 million) (2021) |
| Total assets | €8.182 billion (2021) |
| Total equity | €5.132 billion (2021) |
| Owner | Government of Serbia (100%) |
Number of employees | 24,013 (2021) |
| Subsidiaries | EPS Distribucija Belgrade EPS Trgovanje Ljubljana |
| Website | eps |
| Footnotes / references Business ID: 20053658 Tax ID: 103920327 | |
The company has an installed capacity of 7,326 MW and generates 36.461 TWh of electricity per year. Its installed capacity in lignite-fired thermal power plant is 4,390 MW, gas-fired and liquid fuel-fired combined heat and power plants is 336 MW, and hydro power plants is 2,936 MW. EPS also operates three power plants of total capacity 461 MW which are not in the ownership of the company.
EPS is also the largest producer of lignite in Serbia operating in the Kolubara and Kostolac basins, producing around 37 million tonnes per year.