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South-East Europe as Europe’s grid workshop: Why substations, switchgear and prefabrication are migrating South-East Read More »

South-East Europe as Europe’s grid workshop: Why substations, switchgear and prefabrication are migrating South-East

Europe’s energy transition is grid-limited. This is no longer a warning; it is a defining condition. Across the continent, renewable capacity is outpacing the physical ability of transmission and distribution systems to absorb it. Congestion, curtailment, redispatch and delayed connections are no longer exceptional events but structural features of the system. In this environment, the […]

Why energy projects clear in South-East Europe when they stall In core EU markets Read More »

Why energy projects clear in South-East Europe when they stall In core EU markets

Across Europe’s energy transition, the gap between announced projects and delivered assets is widening. Targets continue to rise, capital remains available and political alignment appears strong, yet a growing share of projects in core EU markets fail to move from late planning into physical execution. In contrast, a quieter pattern is emerging in South-East Europe.

Cross-border electricity pricing distortions in South-East Europe: Recent cases, structural mechanics and industrial consequences Read More »

Cross-border electricity pricing distortions in South-East Europe: Recent cases, structural mechanics and industrial consequences

South-East Europe’s electricity markets now operate under formally liberalised and largely EU-aligned frameworks, yet their real-world behaviour continues to reflect structural fragilities that distinguish the region from deeper and more liquid European markets. Limited system size, persistent import dependence, thin trader participation and constrained interconnections combine to produce outcomes that are legally compliant but economically

CBAM and the unintended collision between Europe’s climate policy and its renewable-industrial base Read More »

CBAM and the unintended collision between Europe’s climate policy and its renewable-industrial base

The entry into force of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on January 1 is not occurring in isolation. Its effects extend well beyond traditional heavy industry and are beginning to intersect with the European Union’s renewable energy, battery and broader clean-technology value chains in ways that were insufficiently anticipated during the design phase of the

Manipulation of electricity import prices in SEE power market Read More »

Manipulation of electricity import prices in SEE power market

A report by the Kosovo Transmission System and Market Operator (KOSTT) suggests possible manipulation of prices for electricity imported into Kosovo, implicating Serbia’s state energy company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and private trader Noa Energy Trade in coordinated behaviour during cross-border capacity auctions in 2025. The findings raise questions about how auction mechanisms were used to inflate transmission costs beyond the underlying electricity

Hydropower in South-East Europe: Feasibility without commitment, projects without groundworks Read More »

Hydropower in South-East Europe: Feasibility without commitment, projects without groundworks

Across South-East Europe, hydropower development has settled into a stable but deeply unproductive equilibrium. Feasibility studies are commissioned, revised and relaunched with increasing technical sophistication, while the physical projects they describe remain untouched. This is not a failure of hydrology, engineering or economics. It is a deliberate system in which analysis substitutes for decision-making and

Perspective gas interconnections but never converted into steel in the ground Read More »

Perspective gas interconnections but never converted into steel in the ground

Across South-East Europe’s gas sector, feasibility studies have become a permanent layer of the energy system rather than a transitional step toward construction. The region is not short of concepts, routes, demand forecasts or engineering detail. What it lacks is the moment when capital, regulation and political ownership converge tightly enough to force execution. The

Carbon cost pass-through in post-Russian SEE energy systems  Read More »

Carbon cost pass-through in post-Russian SEE energy systems 

The withdrawal of Russian ownership from oil assets across South-East Europe has not only altered who controls energy infrastructure, but also how costs are transmitted through the energy system. One of the most consequential shifts lies in the treatment of carbon. Under the previous ownership and pricing regime, carbon costs were often implicit, absorbed within

Hydrogen economics under gas repricing  Read More »

Hydrogen economics under gas repricing 

Hydrogen has been positioned across South-East Europe as a strategic bridge between energy security, industrial decarbonisation and European integration. National strategies, pilot projects and policy roadmaps have converged around hydrogen as a future-proof solution capable of absorbing surplus renewables, decarbonising heavy industry and anchoring new investment cycles. Yet the ownership exit of Russian oil assets

Refinery by-products: Petcoke, bitumen and construction inflation in South-East Europe Read More »

Refinery by-products: Petcoke, bitumen and construction inflation in South-East Europe

The transfer of ownership of Russian oil assets across South-East Europe has not only changed who controls refineries and fuel retail networks; it has fundamentally altered how a range of secondary energy commodities are priced, supplied and financed. These by-products of refining—petroleum coke, bitumen, sulphur and heavy fuel intermediates—rarely feature in high-level energy debates, yet

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