Copper over hype: How European investors rank critical minerals, and what it means for SEE and Serbia
European capital has returned to the mining conversation — but it has not returned blindly. Unlike previous commodity cycles driven […]
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Oil & gas in SEE: Integration, exposure and Serbia’s central position in a region that can no longer pretend fossil risks are “national”
Electricity in South-East Europe has already become a shared risk ecosystem. Oil and gas are not far behind — they
Cross-border electricity integration made SEE stronger — but it has also hardwired shared vulnerability, with Serbia at the centre of transmission risk
For more than a decade, the strategic ambition guiding South-East Europe’s electricity evolution has been clear: integrate, harmonise, align with
SEE renewables are expanding faster than stability — and Serbia now sits inside the volatility engine
South-East Europe is accelerating its renewable transition. Solar fields rise across Greece and Bulgaria, wind projects return to Romania’s agenda,
When gas balancing becomes a power-market problem
In a system where natural gas serves as the primary source of flexibility, balancing the gas network is no longer
Spark spread in practice: A SEE focus
In theory, the spark spread is a straightforward concept. It represents the margin between the price of electricity and the
Short-term disruptions, long-term consequences
Energy markets are often described as short-memory systems. Prices spike, conditions normalise, and attention moves on. This perception is increasingly
Volatility without borders
Volatility used to be treated as a market-specific phenomenon. Electricity was volatile because demand had to be balanced in real
When a shock in one market destabilises the entire chain
In an integrated energy system, shocks no longer respect sectoral boundaries. What begins as a local disruption, a technical failure,
South-East Europe as Europe’s stress test: What the region reveals about the energy transition
South-East Europe does not sit on the periphery of Europe’s energy system. It sits at its edge in a different
One energy system, three fuels: Why Europe no longer has separate power, gas, and oil markets
For most of the modern history of European energy policy, electricity, natural gas, and oil were treated as adjacent but
From power flows to industrial costs: How EU electricity volatility reshapes competitiveness in southeast Europe
For decades, electricity was treated by industry as a predictable input. Prices fluctuated within narrow bands, supply security was largely