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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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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 served simultaneously as baseload, mid-merit and balancing capacity. It delivered firm energy during wet seasons, provided dispatchable flexibility for system operators and anchored frequency stability across weak and heavily fragmented Balkan grids. Yet as the

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Technical explainer for investors on flexibility requirements in a high-RES Serbian grid

For investors evaluating Serbia’s renewable market, the most critical variable shaping project viability over the next decade is not the installed capacity of wind or solar, but the system’s ability to provide flexibility to accommodate their variability. Flexibility is not a vague concept; it is a measurable combination of fast response, ramping capability, intraday shifting,

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Solar energy in Serbia, lenders, PE funds, institutional

For investors and lenders examining Serbia’s solar market, the opportunity appears compelling at first glance: rising regional power prices, constrained baseload capacity, the inevitable phase-out of lignite, and the need for new clean generation. But the Serbian market does not offer the simplicity of a Western European solar environment. It requires investors to navigate systemic

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Solar’s role in Serbia’s generation mix (2030–2040 forecast)

Between 2030 and 2040 Serbia’s generation mix will undergo its most profound transformation since the industrialisation of the lignite basins. Solar, which today represents a modest share of total generation, will evolve into a central pillar of Serbia’s energy structure—though not without systemic consequences. By 2030 solar becomes a dominant intraday force. During midday hours

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Romania: Heliopolis launches 400 MW hybrid solar and storage project

Italian company Heliopolis, headquartered in Milan with branches in Timisoara and Bucharest, has announced a large-scale hybrid renewable energy project in southeastern Romania, featuring over 400 MW of solar capacity and nearly 1,000 MWh of battery storage. The development, located in Calarasi county, is considered one of Romania’s most significant integrated solar-and-storage initiatives. Heliopolis confirmed

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