The role of renewable energy in Serbia is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. What was until recently a straightforward electricity business—selling megawatt-hours into the wholesale market or through bilateral contracts—is now evolving into something far more strategic. Solar and wind producers are no longer just generators of energy. They are becoming providers of carbon-adjusted […]
Industrial facilities across Serbia are entering a phase where communication is no longer a supporting function, but a core element of how they secure financing, maintain market access and position themselves within a rapidly evolving energy and regulatory landscape. What was once sufficient—reporting production volumes, announcing capital investments or confirming regulatory compliance—now falls short of
Serbia’s preliminary technical study on nuclear energy has quietly moved the country into a new phase of decision-making, one that is less about engineering and more about credibility. While much of the public discussion has focused on capacity, timelines and technology choices, the study itself—structured along the International Atomic Energy Agency’s phased approach—points to a
The European Union’s climate policy framework is beginning to reshape not only industrial supply chains but also the ecosystem of engineering and technical advisory services supporting exporters. As the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) moves from its reporting phase into financial implementation, a new category of specialised technical services is emerging across Europe’s industrial periphery. Increasingly, this
European climate policy is beginning to reshape the competitive landscape for manufacturers beyond the European Union’s borders. For Serbian exporters whose products depend heavily on energy-intensive production processes, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has rapidly shifted from a regulatory discussion into a pressing commercial reality. The mechanism, which entered its definitive phase on 1 January 2026,
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Serbia’s industrial model in 2025 showed both its strength and its ceiling. The strength is visible in exports, where manufacturing generated 87.6% of total foreign sales, total exports reached €33.068 billion, and total trade turnover climbed to €74.927 billion. The ceiling is visible in the structure behind those numbers: manufacturing output increased only 1.1%, overall
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The global steel industry is entering a new regulatory and economic era as the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) begins transforming how industrial emissions are tracked, reported, and priced in international trade. Initially perceived by many companies outside the EU as another environmental reporting requirement, the system is proving far more consequential. For
CBAM i Globalna Transformacija Tržišta Čelika: Kraj Trgovine Bez Računa o Ugljeniku Read More »
Europe’s attempt to rebuild domestic supply chains for lithium, rare earths and battery metals is often described as a race to secure raw materials. Yet the decisive factor shaping where the continent’s new refining plants will actually be built may not be geology at all. It may be electricity. Across lithium conversion facilities, copper refineries,
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The introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is rapidly transforming the strategic landscape for industrial electricity procurement across Central and South-East Europe. While CBAM is frequently discussed as a trade measure targeting the carbon intensity of imported commodities, its deeper impact lies in the way it reshapes electricity sourcing strategies for export-oriented industrial
Serbia’s quantified exporter green-electricity gap of 0.4–1.4 TWh per year is best treated as a build programme with a proof layer, not as a policy slogan. The number matters because it represents the volume of electricity that CBAM-exposed exporters would need to cover with traceable renewable attributes—in practice, Guarantees of Origin that can be assigned
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