Tamnava Istok mine

The Tamnava Istok mine is a coal mine owned and operated by MB Kolubara, a subsidiary of Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS), Serbia's state-run power utility.

Background
MB Kolubara also operates the Polje B mine, the Polje D mine and the Tamnava Zapad mine. Between them the four mines produce approximately three-quarters of the lignite in Serbia and supply EPS's TPP Kolubara Power Plant, TPP Nikola Tesla Power Plant and the TPP Morava Power Plant.

EPS has another coal mining subsidiary, OPM Kostolac, which supplies coal for the TPP Kostolac Power Plant.

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