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Regional gas geopolitics: Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia in the new European gas map Read More »

Regional gas geopolitics: Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia in the new European gas map

The transformation of Europe’s gas landscape is redrawing the political and commercial map of Southeast Europe. In the span of just a few years, the region has shifted from a single-supplier, pipeline-dominated system to a multi-entry, LNG-influenced, competition-driven gas architecture. This transformation has profound implications for Serbia, a country positioned between Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania—three […]

Hydrogen-readiness and the role of decarbonised gases in Serbia’s future energy mix Read More »

Hydrogen-readiness and the role of decarbonised gases in Serbia’s future energy mix

Hydrogen has moved from a speculative technology to a central pillar of Europe’s long-term decarbonisation framework. For Serbia, the question is no longer whether hydrogen will play a role in the energy transition, but how quickly and at what scale the country can adapt its infrastructure, regulatory environment and industrial strategy to integrate decarbonised gases.

Gas-to-power and the balancing future of Serbia’s electricity system Read More »

Gas-to-power and the balancing future of Serbia’s electricity system

As Serbia accelerates its shift toward renewable energy, natural gas is becoming a decisive factor in stabilising a system where wind, solar and hydropower interact with unpredictable patterns. Gas-to-power capacity—flexible gas-fired power plants capable of rapid ramping—will determine how smoothly Serbia can transition away from coal while ensuring system reliability. In a region where electricity

LNG in the Balkans: How global gas markets could redefine Serbia’s energy strategy Read More »

LNG in the Balkans: How global gas markets could redefine Serbia’s energy strategy

The rise of liquefied natural gas from a niche commodity to the dominant balancing force in global energy markets has reshaped Europe’s gas landscape. Nowhere is this transformation more significant than in the Balkans, where countries once fully dependent on pipeline gas from a single supplier are suddenly exposed to new pricing mechanisms, new geopolitical

The competitive edge: How Clarion’s EPC execution framework helps Serbia attract international capital and technology Read More »

The competitive edge: How Clarion’s EPC execution framework helps Serbia attract international capital and technology

As competition for investment intensifies across Central and Southeastern Europe, Serbia must distinguish itself not only through incentives and geography, but through execution capability. Global investors increasingly prefer markets where risk can be measured, controlled, and contractually allocated. They invest where EPC contractors are monitored, where engineering is validated, where quality is measurable, where schedules are

Bankability starts with engineering: Why lenders are now demanding EPC risk matrices, ITPs and grid readiness in Serbia Read More »

Bankability starts with engineering: Why lenders are now demanding EPC risk matrices, ITPs and grid readiness in Serbia

Project finance is changing rapidly. What lenders once accepted as “EPC contractor reputation” has evolved into a rigorous, quantifiable requirement: engineering traceability, risk transparency, and asset-level assurance. Lenders across Europe and the Western Balkans are tightening due-diligence criteria as energy markets become more volatile, technology lifecycles shorten, supply chains strain, and grid operators impose stricter technical

Engineering certainty in an uncertain world: Why Serbia’s energy & industrial projects now depend on professional EPC risk governance Read More »

Engineering certainty in an uncertain world: Why Serbia’s energy & industrial projects now depend on professional EPC risk governance

Serbia is entering the most aggressive investment cycle in its modern energy and industrial history. Billions of euros in renewable assets, grid infrastructure, industrial expansion and high-tech facilities are converging on a system still adapting to European standards, rapid technology cycles and tightening financial expectations. Yet the truth is simple: projects are not failing because

The economics of storage expansion: Strategic reserves, LNG integration and balancing power markets in Serbia Read More »

The economics of storage expansion: Strategic reserves, LNG integration and balancing power markets in Serbia

At the heart of Serbia’s gas vulnerability lies a simple structural fact: the country does not have enough storage to survive prolonged supply shocks or to fully participate in the new European gas economy. Storage is no longer merely an infrastructural asset; it is a financial instrument, a geopolitical buffer and the cornerstone of any

Serbia’s gas future: Supply routes, market fragility, pricing exposure and the transition toward a new regional gas order Read More »

Serbia’s gas future: Supply routes, market fragility, pricing exposure and the transition toward a new regional gas order

Natural gas has become Serbia’s most strategically sensitive energy input, not because of its scale—Serbia consumes far less gas than major European markets—but because of the country’s structural exposure to a single supplier, a single route, and a gas system deeply entangled with geopolitical pressures. What Serbia lacks in volume, it compensates with vulnerability. The

Financial foundations of Serbia’s oil downstream sector: Refinery economics, wholesale spreads, retail margins and the transition beyond petroleum Read More »

Financial foundations of Serbia’s oil downstream sector: Refinery economics, wholesale spreads, retail margins and the transition beyond petroleum

The financial architecture of Serbia’s downstream oil sector is shaped by a combination of operational cost structures, geopolitical exposure and shifting regional logistics. The profitability of each segment—refining, wholesale distribution and retail—depends not only on global price curves but on how Serbia’s supply chain absorbs or amplifies external shocks. Understanding these dynamics is essential for

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