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Serbia’s convergence play expands: Battery storage turns energy, data centres and optical networks into a scalable infrastructure platform Read More »

Serbia’s convergence play expands: Battery storage turns energy, data centres and optical networks into a scalable infrastructure platform

Serbia’s positioning within the European infrastructure landscape is no longer defined by isolated sectors. What is emerging instead is a tightly interlinked system in which green generation, battery storage, data centres and optical connectivity reinforce one another, creating a platform that is increasingly visible to equity investors searching for scalable, near-EU exposure. At the centre of this […]

CBAM rewrites Serbia’s electricity export model, elevating renewables as the only competitive path into EU markets Read More »

CBAM rewrites Serbia’s electricity export model, elevating renewables as the only competitive path into EU markets

The introduction of CBAM into EU electricity imports from January 2026 has fundamentally altered the economics of Serbia’s power exports. What was previously a spread-driven, largely price-based arbitrage between Serbia and neighbouring EU markets is now a carbon-adjusted trade, where embedded emissions determine whether a megawatt-hour is commercially viable across the border. Serbia sits at the centre

Europe’s Industrial Accelerator Act and the race to anchor low-carbon industry in South-East Europe Read More »

Europe’s Industrial Accelerator Act and the race to anchor low-carbon industry in South-East Europe

The European Commission’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) arrives at a moment when Europe’s industrial model is being re-engineered under simultaneous pressure from decarbonisation mandates, global competition, and geopolitical fragmentation. What appears, at first glance, as a regulatory framework aimed at strengthening EU industrial competitiveness is, in practice, a capital allocation signal—one that will determine where

Communication architecture emerging as a core risk variable in energy and infrastructure projects across SEE Read More »

Communication architecture emerging as a core risk variable in energy and infrastructure projects across SEE

The next phase of energy, infrastructure and industrial investment across South-East Europe is being shaped less by engineering constraints and more by the ability of projects to secure durable public legitimacy and lender confidence. In Serbia and neighbouring markets, where renewable pipelines, grid upgrades, industrial decarbonisation and logistics infrastructure are expanding simultaneously, communication has moved

From cheap power to qualified power: Serbian industry rewrites its electricity strategy under CBAM Read More »

From cheap power to qualified power: Serbian industry rewrites its electricity strategy under CBAM

A quiet but decisive shift is taking place across Serbia’s industrial landscape. For decades, competitiveness in energy-intensive sectors was built on access to relatively low-cost electricity, largely underpinned by lignite generation. The metric that mattered was simple: €/MWh. Today, that metric is being replaced by something far more complex and far more consequential—carbon-qualified electricity. The change

Industrial facilities redefine their role in Serbia’s energy and infrastructure transition Read More »

Industrial facilities redefine their role in Serbia’s energy and infrastructure transition

Industrial facilities across Serbia are entering a phase where communication is no longer a supporting function, but a core element of how they secure financing, maintain market access and position themselves within a rapidly evolving energy and regulatory landscape. What was once sufficient—reporting production volumes, announcing capital investments or confirming regulatory compliance—now falls short of

CBAM engineering: The emergence of a new technical advisory market in European industrial trade Read More »

CBAM engineering: The emergence of a new technical advisory market in European industrial trade

The European Union’s climate policy framework is beginning to reshape not only industrial supply chains but also the ecosystem of engineering and technical advisory services supporting exporters. As the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) moves from its reporting phase into financial implementation, a new category of specialised technical services is emerging across Europe’s industrial periphery. Increasingly, this

Serbian exporters race to prepare for Europe’s carbon border regime Read More »

Serbian exporters race to prepare for Europe’s carbon border regime

European climate policy is beginning to reshape the competitive landscape for manufacturers beyond the European Union’s borders. For Serbian exporters whose products depend heavily on energy-intensive production processes, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has rapidly shifted from a regulatory discussion into a pressing commercial reality. The mechanism, which entered its definitive phase on 1 January 2026,

Can Serbia move from assembly manufacturing to high-value industrial production? Read More »

Can Serbia move from assembly manufacturing to high-value industrial production?

Serbia’s industrial model in 2025 showed both its strength and its ceiling. The strength is visible in exports, where manufacturing generated 87.6% of total foreign sales, total exports reached €33.068 billion, and total trade turnover climbed to €74.927 billion. The ceiling is visible in the structure behind those numbers: manufacturing output increased only 1.1%, overall

CBAM pressure on Serbia’s electricity exports and RES producers, and the industrial case for owning green power Read More »

CBAM pressure on Serbia’s electricity exports and RES producers, and the industrial case for owning green power

From 1 January 2026, electricity imported into the EU from Energy Community Contracting Parties is explicitly within CBAM’s scope, creating an administrative and financial layer on cross-border power flows that did not previously exist.  For Serbia, this matters in a very specific way: the CBAM exposure on electricity is not driven by what a single

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