The nuclear chessboard: Who will compete for Serbia’s reactor future and how neighbours will align in cross-border consents

The quiet decision to lift Serbia’s decades-old ban on nuclear power has triggered a shift in the strategic imagination of the region. For the first time since the Chernobyl-era prohibition, Serbia can legally and politically evaluate the possibility of constructing nuclear reactors — a move that has implications far beyond electricity production. It touches geopolitics, […]

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After Russian gas: Who wins Serbia’s electrification shift?

For more than two decades, Serbia’s energy model rested on a simple premise: that natural gas would remain a stable, reasonably priced and geopolitically reliable cornerstone of the country’s heating, industrial processing and urban energy landscapes. The assumption was rooted in geography and politics. Russia supplied the gas, Serbia built the pipelines, and households and

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EPS at the limits: Balancing congestion, renewable variability and the coming structural break in Serbia’s power system

Serbia’s electricity system is approaching a moment of structural tension that is no longer a distant or speculative threat. It is unfolding now, in real time, in the daily dispatch decisions of operators, in the widening gap between generation capabilities and system needs, and in the increasingly visible fragility of balancing mechanisms that once seemed

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The grid under strain: How EMS warnings signal a new era of congestion in Serbia’s electricity system

Serbia is entering an energy decade unlike any it has experienced since the post-Yugoslav restructuring of its power sector. But while most public attention focuses on the role of coal, the rise of renewables or the political weight of nuclear ambitions, the real hinge of Serbia’s energy future lies elsewhere — inside the steel corridors

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Serbia reconsiders nuclear energy: The end of a 40-year ban and the beginning of a new strategic debate

For almost four decades, Serbia lived under a symbolic and legislative boundary that shaped its entire energy identity: a ban on the construction of nuclear power plants, introduced in the late Yugoslav era after the Chernobyl disaster. That prohibition was not only a legal framework but a psychological marker that defined how the country imagined

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EPS and the Alibunar wind parks: The subtle but significant shift in Serbia’s energy transformation

When Elektroprivreda Srbije announced that it would offtake electricity from the Alibunar 1 and Alibunar 2 wind parks — a combined 168 megawatts of new renewable capacity — the statement appeared modest, almost procedural. Serbia has been adding wind capacity for nearly a decade, and private developers have taken the lead in most recent projects.

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The turning point for NIS: What a €2.5 million loss reveals about Serbia’s oil and gas future

For years, Naftna industrija Srbije (NIS) occupied a unique position in Serbia’s economy. It was not merely the country’s dominant oil and gas company; it was a symbol of operational continuity, consistent profitability and strategic relevance. Its earnings supported the state budget, underpinned public finances and served as a buffer in times of economic uncertainty.

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Why Serbia cannot quickly abandon coal: The system-flexibility gap behind the energy transition

Serbia’s long-term energy vision is increasingly shaped by the pressures of decarbonization, European integration, regional competition and the emerging economics of renewable power. Yet the country is confronting a reality that many policymakers hesitate to state openly: a rapid phase-out of coal is not realistically achievable under current system conditions. This sentiment, echoed by energy experts

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Serbia’s renewable milestone: What 48% green electricity really means for the country’s energy future

Serbia closed the previous year with one of the most striking statistics in its recent energy history: 48 percent of all electricity generated came from renewable sources, according to government data. At first glance, the figure appears to position Serbia among Europe’s more advanced energy-transition performers, surpassing several EU members in renewable penetration. With hydropower providing

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Serbia faces a historic hydropower shortfall: EPS confronts the cost of drought and delayed investment

Serbia is heading into what could be one of its most challenging hydrological years in decades. Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS), the country’s state-owned energy giant, forecasts that hydropower output in 2025 may fall by as much as 25 percent compared with the previous year. The projected annual production of around 8,000 GWh is not merely a

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