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RB Kolubara
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RB Kolubara (full legal name: Privredno društvo za proizvodnju, preradu i transport uglja Rudarski basen Kolubara d.o.o. Lazarevac; Company for the production, processing and transport of coal mine basin Kolubara Ltd. Lazarevac) is a Serbian coal mining and smelting complex with headquarters in Lazarevac, Kolubara District.[2] The mine has coal reserves amounting to 2.2 billion tonnes of lignite, one of the largest lignite reserves in Europe, and it produces 22.6 million tonnes of coal per year.[2]
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Native name | РБ Колубара |
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Company type | LLC |
Industry | Coal mining and smelting |
Founded | 20 January 1992; 32 years ago (1992-01-20) |
Founder | J.P. Elektroprivreda Srbije |
Headquarters | Svetog Save 1, Lazarevac , Serbia |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Milorad Grčić (General director) |
Products | Coal, Lignite |
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Owner | Government of Serbia (100%) |
Number of employees | 10,037 (2013)[1] |
Parent | Elektroprivreda Srbije |
Since Kolubara mining basin is the largest coal supplier for Elektroprivreda Srbije it plays a vital role in the country's energy independence. About 52% of the electricity in Serbia is produced based on the lignite from Kolubara,[3] that is about 20 billion kW hours of electricity per year. Most of the coal (about 90%) is used for electricity production in TPP Nikola Tesla in Obrenovac, in thermal power plant Kolubara in Veliki Crljeni and in thermal power plant Morava in Svilajnac.[4]