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May 27, 2025

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Decarbonization of Southeastern European region: both renewables and nuclear are speeding up

Energy transition in Southeastern Europe is accelerating, and the progress depends on individual countries’ strategies and legal frameworks. At the Belgrade Energy Forum (BEF 2025), representatives of state-owned power utilities and private producers discussed the different approaches to decarbonization. The domination of investments in renewable energy is unquestionable, but there are also ambitions to develop […]

May 27, 2025

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Clock is ticking for introducing carbon tax in Western Balkans, many ambiguities still remain

From January 1st, 2026, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be effective in the Western Balkans. While the countries are still deciding on the carbon pricing model, the energy intensive industry is advocating for introducing taxation to protect the domestic market from the flood of goods that will not be competitive on the EU market. […]

May 26, 2025

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Battery storage market in SEE emerging, Western Balkans lagging behind with positive prospects

The deployment of battery energy storage systems (BESS) across Southeast Europe is progressing at an uneven pace. State subsidies and financing mechanisms have enabled the rapid implementation of BESS solutions in Greece, Romania and Bulgaria, while markets in the Western Balkans are lagging behind. However, the outlook remains positive, as experiences from neighboring markets and […]

May 26, 2025

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BEF 2025: Corporates’ education, product diversification crucial to speed-up PPA uptake

Capacity building and education for corporates, together with product diversification and an upgrade of the regulatory framework, could clear the obstacles for power purchase agreements in the Western Balkans, which are lagging behind the other countries in Southeast Europe. In addition to their other benefits, such contracts could contribute to securing baseload energy from hybrid […]

May 26, 2025

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Slovenia keeps phasing out coal as key heating plant boosts natural gas share to 60%

TE-TOL, the main district heating provider in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, has taken over a newly built gas-steam unit, reducing the share of coal in heat generation to 20% and marking another step toward a complete coal phaseout in the country. Slovenia’s official deadline for abandoning coal is 2033, although there are indications it might […]

May 26, 2025

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BEF 2025: Regional cooperation can facilitate energy transition, energy security

Montenegro, Serbia, and the Republic of Srpska don’t have a problem attracting investments in electricity production, but they do have issues when it comes to investments in transmission networks. If the introduction of CBAM is not postponed, it will greatly burden their economies. Hungary is interested in strengthening energy ties with them as well as […]

May 17, 2025

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Works beginning on North Macedonian side of gas interconnector with Greece

The North Macedonian section of the gas interconnector with Greece is expected to be completed by early 2027. The construction contract was signed by the Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources, domestic contractor Rapid Build and the country’s gas transmission system operator Nomagas. The construction of the gas pipeline connecting North Macedonia with Greece […]

May 16, 2025

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Weakness in Serbian energy system is no option

Serbia’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is committed to its own and the country’s goals for green energy and emission cuts, but it is sustainable only if it doesn’t jeopardize energy security, Chief Executive Officer Dušan Živković said. Weakness in the energy system is not an option, he underscored. The recent blackout in entire […]

May 16, 2025

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Consortium completing spatial plan for solar-BESS strategic partnership in Serbia

Representatives of Hyundai Engineering and UGT Renewables, the companies developing a solar power project in Serbia of 1.2 GW in total, and with batteries, said the strategic partnership is a step toward expansion in the surrounding region. Spatial planning is nearly complete. Following the signing of grid connection contracts last week, the Hyundai Engineering – […]

May 15, 2025

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Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – energy market reforms accelerate integration into EU

Electricity market coupling with neighbors in the European Union is a major factor in the EU integration of Energy Community contracting parties and the Western Balkans, alongside deeper coordination within the region, the establishment of energy interconnections, investments in renewables and progress in carbon pricing, top officials pointed out at the opening of Belgrade Energy […]

Tag Archives: decarbonization

Decarbonization of Southeastern European region: both renewables and nuclear are speeding up

Clock is ticking for introducing carbon tax in Western Balkans, many ambiguities still remain

Battery storage market in SEE emerging, Western Balkans lagging behind with positive prospects

BEF 2025: Corporates’ education, product diversification crucial to speed-up PPA uptake

Slovenia keeps phasing out coal as key heating plant boosts natural gas share to 60%

BEF 2025: Regional cooperation can facilitate energy transition, energy security

Works beginning on North Macedonian side of gas interconnector with Greece

Weakness in Serbian energy system is no option

Consortium completing spatial plan for solar-BESS strategic partnership in Serbia

Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – energy market reforms accelerate integration into EU

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