Industry
Serbia’s critical minerals strategy faces financing, processing and governance test as Europe scrambles for supply security
Serbia’s ambitions to position itself as one of Europe’s key suppliers of lithium and strategic minerals are increasingly colliding with a much broader European industrial reality:…
Serbia’s critical minerals rise as Europe links mining to industrial security
As the EU pushes to secure critical raw materials for batteries and decarbonisation, Serbia is emerging as a strategic mining hub—while its deep ties to China…
SEEPEX negative pricing set to reshape Serbia’s electricity market as volatility increases
One of the most consequential structural changes emerging inside Serbia’s electricity market is not simply renewable growth itself, but the gradual arrival of negative pricing dynamics.…
CBAM is transforming Serbia’s mining sector as carbon intensity emerges as a key competitive risk
Serbia’s mining industry is entering a new strategic phase in which carbon exposure, electricity sourcing and embedded-emissions accounting are becoming increasingly important for long-term competitiveness, financing…
Serbia’s mineral strategy drafting draws scrutiny over Chinese and Russian-linked influence
A dispute has erupted over whether Chinese mining group Zijin and Serbia’s NIS should have helped draft the country’s long-term mineral resources strategy through 2040, with…
Serbia construction growth holds up in Q1 2026 as infrastructure and energy projects drive activity
Serbia’s construction sector expanded in the first quarter of 2026, with completed works rising 7.6% in current prices and 4.7% in constant prices. The mix of…
Silver and antimony findings at Bobija project put western Serbia back in Europe’s strategic minerals spotlight
Middle Island Resources says its Bobija exploration near Ljubovija and Valjevo has identified silver and antimony anomalies within a broader polymetallic system across several kilometers of…
Serbia’s biogas push links farm waste to power reliability and gas security
Serbia is moving to treat biogas as a strategic energy resource, using agricultural residues to support dispatchable electricity and potentially renewable gas as winter supply risks…
FEED is becoming the foundation of bankable environmental and energy-efficiency industries
Across Europe and increasingly throughout South East Europe, FEED — Front-End Engineering Design — is moving from a technical pre-construction exercise into one of the most…
Serbia weighs power crunch as AI data centers move from tech add-on to energy priority
As Serbia debates how to expand electricity supply ahead of large-scale digital buildout, growing discussions suggest the country may need at least 3,000 MW of new…