Lighting plans at Belgrade's Ada Ciganlija golf facility
A newly announced public procurement in Belgrade, Serbia, includes a lighting upgrade for a golf facility on Ada Ciganlija. The contracting authority is the public enterprise JP “Ada Ciganlija”, and the notice was reported on 29 October 2026. The works package extends beyond golf to public recreation spaces, controlled access and surveillance infrastructure elsewhere on the peninsula.
The procurement's estimated value is RSD 35 million excluding VAT. Crucially, that figure relates to the full works package, not to the golf lighting alone. The notice is identified as OP 11/2026. Reports of the published terms give a bid deadline of 24 November 2026 at 12:00 local time, with price as the award criterion.
Thirty-six proposed floodlights, not thirty-six installed lights
The golf section describes 36 LED floodlights: 13 rated at 1,000 W, 13 at 600 W and 10 at 400 W. The specification also calls for 26 steel lighting poles, comprising 14 at 15 metres and 12 at 12 metres, plus cables, distribution cabinets and electrical connections.
These are procurement quantities, not proof that any of the lights have been installed or commissioned. The available material does not establish that a contractor has been selected or that evening or night-time golf is now authorised. Operational arrangements would require separate confirmation.
Mini-golf security cameras are a different component
Other parts of the same project concern video surveillance and access control around the wider Ada Ciganlija recreation area. For the mini-golf zone, local coverage identifies six bullet-style and two dome-style cameras. Cameras are also envisaged around bus parking, communal areas and picnic locations.
Readers should not confuse the golf facility receiving the proposed lighting with the mini-golf area listed for surveillance cameras. The procurement additionally describes automated access-control equipment near floating facilities and tennis courts.
What this means for Serbian golf
Ada Ciganlija is an established venue in Belgrade's amateur golf scene, with competitions associated with the Golf Association of Serbia (Golf asocijacija Srbije). Better lighting could eventually expand the practical use of selected sports facilities. For now, however, the verified news is the publication of a works procurement, not a completed golf-course refurbishment.
The coverage has been checked against Tanjug's 29 October report and a procurement listing sourced from Serbia's public procurement portal. A separate aggregator also displays a 28 October entry marked as a cancellation; without the full document history, it cannot be conclusively equated with the newer 29 October notice. We therefore make no claim that a contract has already been awarded or that a construction start date is fixed.
Sources: Beograd Uživo: golf lighting and technical quantities; Tanjug: contracting authority, value and deadline; BidsFactory: Serbian procurement notice OP 11/2026.
