RB Kolubara
Native name | РБ Колубара |
|---|---|
| Company type | LLC |
| Industry | Coal mining and smelting |
| Founded | 20 January 1992 |
| Founder | J.P. Elektroprivreda Srbije |
| Headquarters | Svetog Save 1, Lazarevac , Serbia |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Milorad Grčić (General director) |
| Products | Coal, Lignite |
| Revenue | €416.29 million (2013) |
| €23.04 million (2013) | |
| Total assets | €1.055 billion (2013) |
| Total equity | €613.84 million (2013) |
| Owner | Government of Serbia (100%) |
Number of employees | 10,037 (2013) |
| Parent | Elektroprivreda Srbije |
RB Kolubara (full legal name: Privredno društvo za proizvodnju, preradu i transport uglja Rudarski basen Kolubara d.o.o. Lazarevac, translated as "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. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 2.2 billion tonnes of lignite, making it one of the largest lignite reserves in Europe, and it produces 22.6 million tonnes of coal per year.
Since the 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 Serbia's electricity is produced using lignite from Kolubara, amounting to about 20 billion kW hours of electricity per year. Most of the coal (about 90%) is used for electricity production at TPP Nikola Tesla in Obrenovac, the Kolubara thermal power plant in Veliki Crljeni, and the Morava thermal power plant in Svilajnac.