North Macedonia: New 44 MW Dren wind project boosts renewable capacity

North Macedonia’s energy regulator announced that the new 44 MW Dren wind farm, located in Demir Kapija, has entered its trial phase. Nearly three years after Turkish investor Kaltun Enerji contracted YEO Teknoloji to build the initial section of the project, the facility has become the country’s third operational wind farm. Between January and November […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: RERS seeks 20% hike in network fees, potentially raising electricity bills

The Energy Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Srpska (RERS) has reportedly requested Government approval to introduce new electricity network fees, which would increase by approximately 20%. Because network charges account for roughly half of the total electricity bill, such an adjustment would result in an overall price increase of about 10% beginning 1 January,

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Coal shortages force another shutdown at TPP Ugljevik

The Ugljevik thermal power plant has once again been forced to shut down after exhausting its coal supplies, with the unit disconnected from the grid on the evening of 7 December. Acting director of RiTE Ugljevik, Žarko Novaković, confirmed that the plant remains offline and emphasized that neither the facility nor its coal storage sites

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: HPP Visegrad posts 155% production surge in November

A subsidiary of power utility ERS “Hidroelektrane na Drini”, the operator of the Visegrad hydropower plant, announced that the facility generated 96.83 GWh of electricity in November 2025. This represents a 155% increase compared to October, when production totaled 37.91 GWh. In the same month last year, the plant generated 54.34 GWh. HPP Visegrad has

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Financing wind in Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia and Romania — why international lenders are returning to Southeast Europe

The landscape of renewable finance in Southeast Europe has undergone a profound transformation. A decade ago, lenders viewed the region with a degree of caution, shaped by fluctuating regulatory frameworks, limited track records, and the perceived fragility of local institutions. Today, that caution is rapidly giving way to renewed engagement. International banks, development finance institutions,

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How Southeast Europe’s grid bottlenecks will reshape project valuation, offtake strategy and EPC designs by 2030

Wind development in Southeast Europe is accelerating at a pace unimaginable only a decade ago, yet the region’s grid infrastructure is straining under the weight of its own renewable ambition. Serbia is preparing for multi-gigawatt expansion, Romania is restarting large-scale auctions, Croatia is advancing hybrid strategies, and Montenegro is positioning itself as a clean-energy exporter.

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Serbia–Romania–Croatia: The new triangular wind corridor — is Southeast Europe becoming Europe’s next Iberia?

For years, the Iberian Peninsula defined what a wind powerhouse looked like inside Europe: strong resource, open land, grid-ready corridors, competitive auctions, and the steady inflow of international capital. Investors seeking scale, yield, and policy clarity migrated naturally towards Spain and Portugal, understanding that the convergence of wind conditions and regulatory modernization made Iberia the

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The bankability gap in Southeast European wind projects — why quality engineering determines cashflow

The transformation of Southeast Europe into a credible wind-investment region has been rapid, but beneath the surface lies an uncomfortable truth that every serious investor eventually confronts. The real bankability gap in Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Romania is not created by permitting delays, auction schedules, or tariff structures. Those are variables investors can price and

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Regional gas geopolitics: Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia in the new European gas map

The transformation of Europe’s gas landscape is redrawing the political and commercial map of Southeast Europe. In the span of just a few years, the region has shifted from a single-supplier, pipeline-dominated system to a multi-entry, LNG-influenced, competition-driven gas architecture. This transformation has profound implications for Serbia, a country positioned between Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania—three

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