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SEE day-ahead power prices jump as imports thin and wind output rebounds
South East European day-ahead prices rose sharply on 13 May, with benchmarks in Hungary and Romania reaching the highest levels among monitored exchanges. The move was…
Montenegro’s digital infrastructure push grows as EU accession and Adriatic connectivity raise stakes
Montenegro’s data center and digital infrastructure market remains small by European standards, but demand is broadening across tourism, public services, finance and logistics. The next phase…
Nikšić’s industrial revival pitch hinges on skills, infrastructure and a modern energy-services model
As Montenegro’s coastal economy continues to dominate attention, Nikšić is being positioned as a largely underused inland asset for industrial and energy engineering. The case rests…
Serbia quietly positions itself inside Europe’s new raw materials economy
Europe’s strategic minerals transition is often discussed through the lens of lithium, Scandinavian rare earths or Iberian tungsten. Serbia usually appears in international headlines only when…
Serbia’s gold and critical minerals push enters a new geopolitical era
Serbia is moving from a regional mining base toward a strategic supplier role in Europe’s critical raw-material plans, as gold, copper and exploration activity draw wider…
Electricity trading is becoming a carbon hedging business as CBAM and EU ETS reshape Balkan power markets
The relationship between electricity trading and carbon markets across South-East Europe is entering a fundamentally different phase. For years, Balkan power traders focused primarily on classic…
Montenegro’s grid overhaul becomes a make-or-break requirement for EU energy integration
Montenegro’s ability to scale renewables hinges less on new solar and wind capacity than on whether its transmission and distribution networks can connect and manage it…
Montenegro’s energy shift turns renewables and storage into an industrial strategy
Montenegro is moving from a hydropower-and-coal system toward a model built on solar, wind, battery storage and grid modernization. The change is driven by Europe’s decarbonization…
Montenegro’s marine MRO opportunity: turning yacht traffic into recurring technical revenue
Montenegro already draws high-value yachts to Porto Montenegro and the Bay of Kotor, but much of the engineering and repair work is still carried out abroad.…
CBAM is turning industrial verification into a strategic engineering discipline across South-East Europe
For much of the past two years, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism was treated across South-East Europe as a future customs complication, an ESG reporting exercise…