EMS – What was promised, done and what remains unfinished Read More »

EMS – What was promised, done and what remains unfinished

Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) has in recent years constantly stood at the center of energy debates, strategic announcements and major promises about modernization, European integration, support for renewables and strengthening system stability. At the same time, Serbia has entered a period of energy transition, growth of wind farms, increasing market demands and pressure to lift its […]

Three pillars of Serbia’s energy: Stability achieved, but the future still unbuilt Read More »

Three pillars of Serbia’s energy: Stability achieved, but the future still unbuilt

Serbia’s energy system rests on three powerful institutions: EMS, EPS and Srbijagas. Together, they are not merely companies. They are infrastructure, macroeconomics, social stability, development policy, geopolitical positioning and a long-term national security instrument. EMS keeps the heart beating by ensuring power stays flowing through the veins of the country. EPS produces the electricity that

Nuclear energy as a generational responsibility: Serbia cannot make a serious decision without experts, knowledge, and strong institutions Read More »

Nuclear energy as a generational responsibility: Serbia cannot make a serious decision without experts, knowledge, and strong institutions

Today, nuclear energy is often mentioned in Serbia as if it were a simple technical solution to our energy challenges. In public debate it is presented almost like an infrastructure procurement issue: build a plant, secure electricity, problem solved. It is a state strategy spanning at least three decades, demanding knowledge, trained people, institutions, planning

The physics of balance: How nuclear energy reshapes renewable power in the regional grid Read More »

The physics of balance: How nuclear energy reshapes renewable power in the regional grid

Balancing in Southeast Europe today is an uneasy choreography. Hydro reservoirs rise and fall with unpredictable weather. Wind output swings quickly with pressure systems. Solar rises predictably in shape but not always in absolute production due to seasonal and meteorological variation. Coal provides inertia but increasingly struggles with emissions costs, regulatory tightening and aging infrastructure.

Serbia’s nuclear ambitions and the future of Southeast Europe’s electricity market architecture Read More »

Serbia’s nuclear ambitions and the future of Southeast Europe’s electricity market architecture

If Serbia proceeds toward nuclear power, it will not simply be building a power plant. It will be inserting a structural force into the heart of the Southeast European electricity system, altering market psychology, regional trade dynamics, balancing requirements, grid planning priorities, and even political leverage embedded inside electricity exchanges. For a region traditionally defined

Serbia’s nuclear choice as a geopolitical decision: Technology, power, and alignment in strategic energy planning Read More »

Serbia’s nuclear choice as a geopolitical decision: Technology, power, and alignment in strategic energy planning

When Serbia lifted its three-decade ban on nuclear power construction, it was widely framed as an energy policy decision. That description is accurate but incomplete. Nuclear power, perhaps more than any other form of infrastructure, extends far beyond electricity production. It creates dependency chains that last half a century, ties a country’s regulatory and technological

Serbia’s nuclear crossroads: Navigating partners, politics and the path to the first construction kickoff Read More »

Serbia’s nuclear crossroads: Navigating partners, politics and the path to the first construction kickoff

Serbia today stands at a rare historical turning point in its energy strategy. For more than three decades, nuclear power in the country existed only as a theoretical subject of academic debate, largely overshadowed by a legal prohibition introduced in 1989 in the aftermath of Chernobyl, public fear, and a national power system structurally dependent

Global energy commodities in mid-December: Brent oil, TTF gas and EU CO₂ futures show volatility Read More »

Global energy commodities in mid-December: Brent oil, TTF gas and EU CO₂ futures show volatility

During the week of December 15, Brent crude oil futures for the Front Month on the ICE market experienced fluctuations, reaching their weekly maximum settlement price of $60.56 per barrel on Monday, December 15. This represented a slight 0.9% decline compared to the last session of the previous week. Prices continued to fall, hitting the

Europe: Electricity prices rise mid-December amid higher gas, CO₂ costs, forecasted to fall next week Read More »

Europe: Electricity prices rise mid-December amid higher gas, CO₂ costs, forecasted to fall next week

During the third week of December, average electricity prices rose in most major European markets compared to the previous week. The Nord Pool market in the Nordic countries was the exception, falling by 32%. Among the increases, Germany’s EPEX SPOT market recorded the smallest rise at 1.4%, while the UK’s N2EX market saw the largest

Europe: Electricity demand rises mid-December before forecasted decline Read More »

Europe: Electricity demand rises mid-December before forecasted decline

During the week of December 15, electricity demand rose across most major European markets compared to the previous week, reversing the downward trend seen earlier. The German market was the exception, experiencing a second consecutive week of decline, with demand falling by 3.1%. The British and Portuguese markets recorded the largest increases, at 4.9% and

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