SEE power trading: A pure traders’ view on spreads, volatility and balancing opportunities

South-East Europe is entering a period where the spread and balancing environment becomes more profitable—and more dangerous—than at any time in the region’s modern electricity history. The fundamental driver is structural mismatch: renewable ramping outpacing system flexibility, coal fleets losing baseload stability, hydropower losing predictability and balancing markets evolving more slowly than the volatility they […]

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South-East Europe’s renewable transition: Wind, solar baseload, balancing and the real hierarchy of flexibility

South-East Europe has entered the decisive phase of its energy transition, a moment when renewable expansion has become irreversible yet system adaptation remains incomplete. Across Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Croatia, wind and solar are accelerating faster than the physical and institutional infrastructure required to support them. The result is a

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Technical explainer for investors on flexibility requirements in a high-RES Serbian grid

For investors evaluating Serbia’s renewable market, the most critical variable shaping project viability over the next decade is not the installed capacity of wind or solar, but the system’s ability to provide flexibility to accommodate their variability. Flexibility is not a vague concept; it is a measurable combination of fast response, ramping capability, intraday shifting,

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Solar energy in Serbia, lenders, PE funds, institutional

For investors and lenders examining Serbia’s solar market, the opportunity appears compelling at first glance: rising regional power prices, constrained baseload capacity, the inevitable phase-out of lignite, and the need for new clean generation. But the Serbian market does not offer the simplicity of a Western European solar environment. It requires investors to navigate systemic

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Solar’s role in Serbia’s generation mix (2030–2040 forecast)

Between 2030 and 2040 Serbia’s generation mix will undergo its most profound transformation since the industrialisation of the lignite basins. Solar, which today represents a modest share of total generation, will evolve into a central pillar of Serbia’s energy structure—though not without systemic consequences. By 2030 solar becomes a dominant intraday force. During midday hours

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Cross-border capacities in SEE: Who has the advantage, how they use it and where structural geography creates winners

Cross-border capacity is the true currency of the South-East European electricity market. While power exchanges across the region are steadily developing, and while market coupling promises deeper integration and liquidity over time, the real competitive edge still rests with those players who understand the physical constraints of the network, who hold the strongest positions in

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SEE’s electricity market: Traders, cross-border power, structural dynamics and the emerging hierarchy of the next decade

South-East Europe remains one of the most complex, strategically contested and structurally unique electricity markets on the continent. The region is not fully liberalised, not fully integrated, and not yet governed by the deep liquidity and institutional discipline of Western European hubs. It is a system still influenced by political decisions, hydro variability, ageing coal

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Serbia: Talks on NIS progress amid US sanctions concerns

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that discussions regarding the future of Serbian oil company NIS are actively progressing. He criticized US sanctions policy, arguing that unilateral restrictions and the use of the dollar as leverage undermine the global framework the United States once championed. Lavrov highlighted the bilateral agreement between Serbia and Russia, emphasizing

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Romania: Heliopolis launches 400 MW hybrid solar and storage project

Italian company Heliopolis, headquartered in Milan with branches in Timisoara and Bucharest, has announced a large-scale hybrid renewable energy project in southeastern Romania, featuring over 400 MW of solar capacity and nearly 1,000 MWh of battery storage. The development, located in Calarasi county, is considered one of Romania’s most significant integrated solar-and-storage initiatives. Heliopolis confirmed

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