BEO ČISTA ENERGIJA, a special purpose company founded by ITOCHU Corporation (Japan), VEOLIA Group (France), and the MARGUERITE Pan-European Fund (Luxembourg) — the private partner of the City of Belgrade within the Public-Private Partnership Project— hosted participants of the international PREWIN conference (https://www.prewin.eu/).
The PREWIN expert meeting gathered professionals in the field of energy recovery from waste, including engineers, plant managers, consultants, and equipment manufacturers. During the two-day program, held from November 6–7, participants had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss challenges related to the operation of Energy-from-Waste facilities and to visit the Vinča Resource Recovery Center.
On the first day of the conference, held at the Metropol Palace Hotel, Vladimir Milovanović, Managing Director of Beo Čista Energija, presented the Public-Private Partnership Project that transformed the former unsanitary landfill in Vinča into a modern Waste Management Center. Since August 2021, municipal waste has been disposed of in a newly constructed sanitary landfill, and since July 2024, the plant has thermally treated 340,000 tons of municipal waste per year, producing 32.8 MW of electricity and 56.5 MW of thermal energy. Leachate and wastewater are treated, preventing pollution of the Danube River. The energy produced from municipal waste contributes to Belgrade’s supply of heat and electricity generated from renewable sources, while the reduction of waste deposited in landfills and the application of advanced technical measures have significantly improved the environmental situation in Belgrade.
A special reason for the visit to the Energy-from-Waste facility in Vinča was the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the German company MARTIN GmbH (https://www.martingmbh.de/en/home.html), a global leader in the production of equipment for thermal waste treatment and a member of the PREWIN network. For this facility, MARTIN GmbH supplied the reverse-acting grate, a key component of the combustion system and one of the largest ever designed, manufactured, and commissioned by the company.
“Beo Čista Energija was proud to host international experts in the field of thermal waste treatment. Thanks to the successful implementation of the Public-Private Partnership Project, the City of Belgrade — which only a few years ago disposed of waste at an unsanitary landfill without any treatment — now operates a modern EfW facility that has become a model of good practice for the entire region, Europe, and beyond,” said Vladimir Milovanović, Director of Beo Čista Energija.
This visit confirms that the City of Belgrade has become a peer among European capitals that implement responsible waste management and environmental protection policies.
