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Serbia’s green power crunch: how grid constraints could shape CBAM costs for heavy industry
As the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism tightens carbon-proofing requirements, Serbia’s steel, aluminium, cement and fertiliser exporters face a new bottleneck: securing enough verifiable green electricity.…
CBAM’s electricity shock for Serbia: exports, EPS finances and the investment pipeline
As the EU moves into CBAM’s full charging phase in January 2026, Serbia’s coal-heavy power exports face a new reality: bids into the EU must clear…
CBAM pressure starts to show in the Western Balkans, putting EPS’s lignite model under scrutiny
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is beginning to translate into real financial strain across the region. Montenegro has already booked a €13 million first-quarter loss,…
Serbia’s critical minerals push tests Europe’s green supply strategy and governance standards
As the EU expands its Critical Raw Materials Act, Serbia is emerging as a strategic partner thanks to major lithium and copper resources. But a new…
Serbia’s SEEPEX to allow negative power prices from May 2026, reshaping generator economics and financing
SEEPEX will introduce negative prices from early May 2026, replacing Serbia’s current €0/MWh floor with –500 EUR/MWh for day-ahead and down to –9,999 EUR/MWh for intraday…
Ingerop appointed system integrator for Belgrade Metro as Serbia moves toward execution
Serbia has appointed Spanish engineering group Ingerop T3 S.L.U. to oversee system integration for the first line of the Belgrade Metro, a technically pivotal step as…
EPS readies first international credit rating and bond debut as Serbia’s power market shifts toward negative pricing
Serbia’s state utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is preparing for its first international credit rating by end-2026 and plans to issue bonds—potentially starting with green instruments—as the…
EPS shifts from planning to execution as €3bn transition plan concentrates on a few major projects
Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is moving from a multi-year repositioning phase into an execution cycle, backed by a transition envelope of more than €3 billion by 2030.…
Serbia to roll out negative power prices on SEEPEX from May 2026, replacing the zero EUR/MWh floor
SEEPEX says Serbia’s day-ahead market will allow negative electricity prices starting 5 May 2026, with intraday continuous trading following later that evening. The change replaces the…
Serbia’s growth engine hits structural limits as productivity and institutions lag
Serbia’s decade-long expansion model—built on FDI, low labor costs, public investment and consumption—now faces bottlenecks tied to weak productivity, limited value creation and institutional constraints. The…