Energy
Energy imports as Serbia’s balance-sheet risk: why oil and gas move more than trade
Serbia’s trade deficit and industrial cost structure are heavily influenced by energy imports, especially oil and natural gas, whose prices can swing the country’s import bill…
Serbia prepares for negative power prices on SEEPEX, reshaping dispatch economics and trading risk
From May 2026, Serbia will introduce negative electricity prices on the SEEPEX exchange, with day-ahead auctions starting 5 May 2026. The move lowers the price floor…
Serbia extends Russian gas deal for three more months, locking in discounted prices while long-term certainty stays elusive
Serbia has agreed to extend its [[PRRS_LINK_1]] with Russia by an additional three months, keeping gas costs far below current European hub levels. Economists say the…
Foreign investor chambers are reshaping how Serbia prices industrial risk
As Serbia shifts from incentive-led investment toward network-driven execution, foreign investor chambers are increasingly influencing the pricing of industrial risk—from lender credit terms to project-level returns.…
Serbia and Azerbaijan take next step on Niš gas plant, funding design work
Serbia and [[PRRS_LINK_1]] have agreed to jointly finance the design phase of a new combined-cycle gas power plant in Niš, moving the project from agreement into…
Serbia’s Danube pipeline plan: a pivot toward multi-source gas security in Southeast Europe
Serbia is pushing ahead with plans for a gas pipeline beneath the Danube, aiming to turn its network into a multi-directional regional hub rather than a…
Serbia’s nuclear plans face execution gaps, experts warn on regulation, skills and financing
Experts say Serbia’s latest nuclear feasibility work underestimates the practical hurdles—especially building an international-standard regulator, developing a specialised workforce and securing funding for capital-heavy projects.
Serbia weighs Western Balkans power deals as EPS seeks regional scale
Serbia is considering early-stage talks to acquire electricity companies across the Western Balkans, aiming to shift from domestic supply stabilisation toward regional consolidation. The plan would…
Embedded power turns Serbia’s factories into energy players, reshaping industrial risk and investment
In Serbia, the link between energy and industry is shifting from a simple supply-and-demand relationship to embedded power systems, with firms increasingly generating, storing and contracting…
Serbia’s renewable buildout faces a tighter test: grid integration, not just megawatts
Serbia’s next wave of solar and wind growth is increasingly constrained by the grid’s ability to absorb new generation. As curtailment risk rises in high-penetration areas,…