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Network tariff design in Serbia: Pricing signals that match a changing power system Read More »

Network tariff design in Serbia: Pricing signals that match a changing power system

Serbia’s electricity tariff system is standing at a structural turning point. For decades, tariffs were built to serve a stable, centralized, largely state-dominated system with predictable consumption, limited distributed generation, and minimal behavioural responsiveness from consumers. That reality is disappearing. Today, Serbia is moving toward a power system influenced by renewables, digital technology, European market […]

Serbia’s baseload future: Assessing gas demand by 2035–2040 Read More »

Serbia’s baseload future: Assessing gas demand by 2035–2040

Serbia is entering the most decisive decade in the modern history of its energy system. What for years looked like a stable and predictable structure built around lignite baseload, large hydropower and modest imports is being replaced by a far more complex reality driven by renewables expansion, climate pressures, aging coal fleets, system reliability risks

Serbia: Novi Sad seeks consultant for solar-thermal district heating project Read More »

Serbia: Novi Sad seeks consultant for solar-thermal district heating project

Preparations for a major transformation of Novi Sad’s district heating system have reached a new stage, as the city-owned heating utility looks for a consultant to oversee delivery of its solar-thermal project. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a prequalification process for advisory and supervision services linked to the initiative. The

Chinese energy, mining and high tech industries in Serbia, interest in Serbia moving toward the EU, not away from it Read More »

Chinese energy, mining and high tech industries in Serbia, interest in Serbia moving toward the EU, not away from it

Energy is where the geopolitical lens usually dominates, but the underlying economics are straightforward. Serbia is part of the wider European power and gas system whether anyone likes it or not: it is physically interconnected, exposed to EU rules on cross-border trade, influenced by European carbon pricing and indirectly hit by CBAM, green taxonomies and

SEE renewables are expanding faster than stability — and Serbia now sits inside the volatility engine Read More »

SEE renewables are expanding faster than stability — and Serbia now sits inside the volatility engine

South-East Europe is accelerating its renewable transition. Solar fields rise across Greece and Bulgaria, wind projects return to Romania’s agenda, battery pipelines begin appearing in policy documents, and Western Balkan governments increasingly wrap their industrial and geopolitical narratives in the language of decarbonisation. Looked at from a distance, the region appears to be moving decisively

Serbia now sits at the centre of South-East Europe’s electricity future — and the region’s shared risk Read More »

Serbia now sits at the centre of South-East Europe’s electricity future — and the region’s shared risk

For most of the past decade, discussion around South-East Europe’s energy transition framed Serbia as one of many actors in a broader regional story. That framing no longer reflects reality. Today, Serbia has moved into a decisive strategic position: it is the central platform through which regional power flows, market integration, price formation and system risk

Serbia maintains top ranking in Energy Community Report 2025 with strong decarbonization progress Read More »

Serbia maintains top ranking in Energy Community Report 2025 with strong decarbonization progress

Serbia has maintained a high position in the Energy Community Secretariat’s Annual Implementation Report 2025, following last year’s second-place finish, thanks to significant progress in decarbonization and electricity market reforms. Moldova once again topped the ranking, securing first place for the second consecutive year with an overall implementation score of 74%. During the reporting period,

Industrial self-generation and storage: Evolving from backup to strategic core Read More »

Industrial self-generation and storage: Evolving from backup to strategic core

For most of Serbia’s industrial history, on-site power generation and storage occupied a marginal role. Diesel generators existed for emergencies, gas engines for niche applications, and electrical storage was largely absent. These assets were treated as insurance policies—rarely used, reluctantly maintained, and economically justified only by the risk of blackouts. That framing no longer reflects

Industrial PPAs in Serbia: The hidden costs of underperformance without storage Read More »

Industrial PPAs in Serbia: The hidden costs of underperformance without storage

Power purchase agreements have become one of the most discussed instruments in Serbia’s industrial energy transition. For manufacturers under pressure to decarbonise, stabilise costs and demonstrate long-term energy security, PPAs appear to offer a clean solution. A renewable generator supplies electricity at a fixed or indexed price over many years, emissions are reduced, and exposure

Industrial power strategies in Serbia: From fixed pricing to managing shape risk Read More »

Industrial power strategies in Serbia: From fixed pricing to managing shape risk

For most Serbian industrial consumers, power hedging has historically meant one thing: securing a fixed price. The logic was simple and rational in a system dominated by coal and hydropower. Electricity prices moved slowly, volatility was limited, and the main risk to manage was gradual upward drift. Fixing a price over one or two years

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