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, "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. 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.
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, 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.