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Montenegro: Regulatory approval granted for 67 MW solar project Read More »

Montenegro: Regulatory approval granted for 67 MW solar project

Regulatory approval has been secured for a new utility-scale solar investment in western Montenegro, after the national environmental authority endorsed the impact assessment for a planned solar power plant near Niksic. The decision removes a major permitting hurdle for the Bogetici solar project. The Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro confirmed that the environmental impact study […]

Hungary: MOL expects Danube refinery restoration to extend into Q3 2026 after October fire Read More »

Hungary: MOL expects Danube refinery restoration to extend into Q3 2026 after October fire

Restoration work at MOL’s flagship Danube refinery is now expected to continue into the third quarter of 2026, after which the facility is planned to resume full operations. The extended outage follows a fire in October at the refinery’s AV3 crude distillation unit. An internal technical review determined that the incident was caused by a

Greece: Fixed-rate electricity contracts gain ground as consumers shift toward price certainty Read More »

Greece: Fixed-rate electricity contracts gain ground as consumers shift toward price certainty

Electricity consumers are increasingly shifting away from variable pricing in favor of long-term cost certainty, driving a rapid expansion of fixed-price electricity supply contracts over the past year. The pace of switching has accelerated to around 73,000 new fixed-rate agreements per month, putting the market on track to approach two million contracts in early 2026.

Bulgaria: Kozloduy to shut down 1,000 MW Unit 6 again after turbine system safety malfunction Read More »

Bulgaria: Kozloduy to shut down 1,000 MW Unit 6 again after turbine system safety malfunction

Bulgaria’s only nuclear power plant, Kozloduy, has announced another shutdown of its 1,000 MW Unit 6, which is scheduled to go offline on 22 December after a malfunction was detected in a safety-related component of the turbine system. The issue emerged while the reactor was in operation and affects the protective membrane of the steam

Five-country regulators approve expanded Greece–Ukraine gas transit framework through 2026 Read More »

Five-country regulators approve expanded Greece–Ukraine gas transit framework through 2026

Energy regulators from five countries have approved a new framework for gas transit capacity linking Greece with Ukraine, paving the way for coordinated cross-border capacity auctions through the end of April 2026. The decision follows a joint proposal submitted by the transmission system operators of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Ukraine and Moldova, aimed at strengthening regional

Why strategic communication now shapes policy, capital and technology in Europe’s energy and industrial sectors — and why ElevatePR matters Read More »

Why strategic communication now shapes policy, capital and technology in Europe’s energy and industrial sectors — and why ElevatePR matters

Industrial Europe is entering a period defined not by incremental improvements, but by structural transformation. Energy systems are decarbonising under the combined forces of industrial policy, climate strategy and geopolitical competition. Production systems are electrifying, digitising and reorganising around efficiency, supply-chain security and sustainability. Capital is being redirected through green taxonomies, EU industrial policy instruments,

Why European funds back SEE and Serbian mining juniors with downstream optionality Read More »

Why European funds back SEE and Serbian mining juniors with downstream optionality

As European capital returns to mining, it is not returning to the same industry logic. The traditional junior mining model — raise money on a discovery story, sell excitement, focus on the drill program, and treat downstream as “somebody else’s future problem” — is increasingly incompatible with the way European investors think today. Europe is

Copper over hype: How European investors rank critical minerals, and what it means for SEE and Serbia Read More »

Copper over hype: How European investors rank critical minerals, and what it means for SEE and Serbia

European capital has returned to the mining conversation — but it has not returned blindly. Unlike previous commodity cycles driven by enthusiasm, retail speculation or thematic hype, Europe’s renewed engagement with minerals is structured, policy-aware and deeply strategic. European investors today do not simply ask which metal might perform well on spot markets. They ask

Oil & gas in SEE: Integration, exposure and Serbia’s central position in a region that can no longer pretend fossil risks are “national” Read More »

Oil & gas in SEE: Integration, exposure and Serbia’s central position in a region that can no longer pretend fossil risks are “national”

Electricity in South-East Europe has already become a shared risk ecosystem. Oil and gas are not far behind — they are simply at a more politically sensitive and strategically uncomfortable stage of recognition. For a long time, SEE countries managed hydrocarbons as largely national sovereignty domains: national gas strategies, national refinery issues, national storage, national

Cross-border electricity integration made SEE stronger — but it has also hardwired shared vulnerability, with Serbia at the centre of transmission risk Read More »

Cross-border electricity integration made SEE stronger — but it has also hardwired shared vulnerability, with Serbia at the centre of transmission risk

For more than a decade, the strategic ambition guiding South-East Europe’s electricity evolution has been clear: integrate, harmonise, align with European rules, deepen liquidity, strengthen competition and build a regional market architecture that supports stability, investment and security of supply. On paper, this strategy has worked. Market coupling initiatives advanced. SEEPEX evolved. Transmission interconnectors improved.

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