ENERGY 2021
BUSINESS
MAJA TURKOVIĆ, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR SERBIA; NIKOLA STAMENOV, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR; VLADAN RANKOV, COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR FOR CWP GLOBAL
TEAM FOR A CLEANER FUTURE CWP Global is one of the largest investors in wind farms in Serbia, and known worldwide for large and innovative renewable energy projects.
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erbia has the potential to develop over 4 GW of green projects in the next ten years. Faster than we imagined, we will see a large proportion of green energy in our energy mix Can you briefly introduce us to your company? Maja Turković: CWP Global was established in 2007 as a result of our passion for
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alternative energy and the opportunities that have emerged in Southeast Europe for renewable energy projects. In a short time, we have become the most successful developer in the region and recognizable for the development of the largest wind farms in Serbia and Romania. In Serbia, we have developed the largest wind farm Chibuk 1, with an installed capacity of 158 MW, which started operating in 2018 and is now owned
by the consortium Masdar, Taaleri and Deg. The 600 MW Fantanella project in Romania, which became the property of CEZ, was put into operation in 2012, but is still considered the largest onshore wind farm in Europe. We have also been working since 2008 in Australia, where we have successfully built 2 GW projects and today we are the largest independent producer of electricity from renewable sources. Thanks to the innova-