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Romania emerges as Europe’s fastest-growing solar market despite EU-wide slowdown

Romania has emerged as one of Europe’s most dynamic solar markets in 2025, recording a sharp acceleration in photovoltaic deployment over the course of the year. Around 2.5 GW of new solar capacity has been added, representing an increase of nearly 50% compared to last year’s installations. This expansion alone accounts for roughly one third […]

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Romania: Electricity consumption and production decline in 2025 as solar output surges

According to data published by the National Institute for Statistics (INS), electricity consumption in Romania during the first ten months of 2025 totaled 41.46 TWh, representing a 0.2% decline compared to the same period in 2024. The figures indicate a broadly stable demand profile, with notable differences across consumer categories. Industrial electricity consumption reached 31.35

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Montenegro: EPCG Solar Gradnja exceeds installation targets and expands focus to large-scale solar projects

According to company management, EPCG Solar Gradnja has exceeded its installation targets for the current year, delivering results above initial expectations by early December. Instead of the originally planned 30 MW of newly installed capacity, the company successfully connected a total of 36 MW of solar systems within the first eleven months of the year,

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Qair Montenegro plans 60 MW Jabuka solar power plant as part of regional expansion

Qair Montenegro is preparing to develop a new solar power plant in the municipality of Niksic, with a planned installed capacity of 60 MW. The Montenegrin Government has granted the investor the necessary urban and technical conditions to move forward with the project. According to the approved documentation, the planned facility, named Jabuka, will be

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Serbia 2030: A manufacturing hub powered by wind, solar and engineering talent — or an energy-expensive periphery?

By 2030, Serbia will be defined by the decisions it makes today about electricity, industrial policy and renewable energy. Two futures exist in parallel. In the first, Serbia becomes the leading nearshore manufacturing hub for Central and Western Europe, powered by renewable electricity, robust engineering talent and advanced fabrication capabilities. In the second, Serbia fails

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The industrial PPA revolution: Will long-term wind and solar contracts become mandatory for Serbia’s exporters by 2030?

Europe’s industrial landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation: decarbonisation is no longer a voluntary exercise, and renewable electricity sourcing has become a procurement prerequisite. Serbia, as a major nearshoring destination, must align with this shift. As serbia-business.eu and serbia-energy.eu both highlight, European manufacturers increasingly require their suppliers to prove renewable electricity usage through long-term PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements) or

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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 its power system. Balancing is never a simple technicality; it is the financial manifestation of volatility. When wind ramps up quickly or collapses within minutes, when hydrology restrains reservoir operations, when cross-border flows tighten and

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Full wind–solar–baseload system model for Serbia (2030 / 2040 outlook)

By 2030 Serbia’s electricity system enters a structural transition where the dominance of coal is eroded not only by environmental policy but by its growing incompatibility with high penetration of intermittent renewable generation. The system model that emerges during this decade is characterised by a widening operational gap: solar and wind increase their share of

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Wind and solar vs. baseload and balancing in Serbia: A system under tension

Serbia’s energy system is entering a structural contradiction: it is simultaneously adding large volumes of intermittent renewable generation while still relying on an ageing baseload fleet designed for a different century’s operating principles. The clash between wind and solar variability on one side and the inertia-heavy, slow-ramping baseload infrastructure on the other defines every technical,

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Solar energy producers in Serbia: Baseload constraints, balancing exposure and the structural risks of grid access

Solar power in Serbia has entered a rapid expansion phase, propelled by a convergence of policy changes, investor appetite, rising regional electricity prices and the gradual shift away from coal. Yet the Serbian market, unlike the mature solar environments of Southern Europe, inherits a legacy system built for baseload operation, centralised dispatch and vertically integrated

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