Hydro as a European flexibility asset: Montenegro’s reservoirs in a coupled Italy–SEE system
For decades, Montenegro’s hydroelectric system has been perceived primarily through a regional lens. Its reservoirs and run-of-river plants were valued […]
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Regional power-flow shifts after the Pljevlja shutdown: Montenegro in a rewired Balkan energy landscape
The shutdown of Pljevlja transforms Montenegro’s internal energy balance, but its implications extend beyond national borders. In the interconnected Balkan
Private wind producers in Montenegro: From peripheral players to system-defining actors
Montenegro’s power system is undergoing a quiet reordering of influence. Where state hydro once dominated unchallenged and Pljevlja provided the
Balancing costs in Montenegro’s post-coal power system
As Montenegro steps into a future without Pljevlja’s coal-fired stability, the cost of balancing becomes the defining economic metric of
Montenegro’s power future: Transitioning from coal at Pljevlja to wind, hydro and import options
Montenegro finds itself at a key inflection point. The only coal-fired thermal power plant in the country, Yugoslav Thermal Power
Hydro–storage–renewables integration strategy for SEE
Designing an integration strategy for hydropower, storage and renewables in South-East Europe means accepting that no single technology can deliver
Traders’ hydro-volatility map for SEE
From a trader’s perspective, hydropower in South-East Europe is less about reservoirs and turbines and more about timing, asymmetry and
2030–2040 hydro-balancing forecast model for SEE
Between 2030 and 2040 hydropower in South-East Europe shifts from being primarily an energy source to being the central balancing
Hydropower as baseload or balancing in a renewable-dominated SEE system: A structural analysis of hydro vs. wind and solar
Hydropower has always occupied a privileged position in South-East Europe’s electricity systems. Before solar and wind entered the mix, hydro
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
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
Serbia’s renewable surge: How the country is quietly becoming a regional green-power leader
For years, Serbia’s energy landscape appeared frozen in time. Coal dominated generation, hydropower provided stability, and the idea of large-scale