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EPS faces a new energy crisis: Rising imports, delayed investments and the high cost of inaction

December 10, 2025

Serbia’s state energy company, EPS, enters 2026 under conditions that are no longer temporary disturbances but structural failures. Electricity imports are climbing again, especially...

Serbia’s business opportunities and the role of innovation in 2025

January 7, 2025

In 2025, global challenges such as geopolitical tensions, the energy crisis and market fragmentation will shape the business environment, according to Marko Čadež, president...

EPS faces greater energy crisis as leadership struggles with system maintenance and imports

December 26, 2024

In a recent evaluation of the situation at the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS), Dragoslav Ljubičić from the EPS union "Nezavisnost" expressed concern...

Serbia, Why will gas prices rise from May?

March 15, 2023

The increase in gas prices for consumers in Serbia, which will follow on May 1, will not be due to market reasons, but solely...

Serbia, Mining records growth

March 14, 2023

Last year, mining increased its income by 22.6 percent compared to 2021 and thus achieved a share in the gross domestic product of 2.4...

Serbia, EPS made a profit from exports to worth around 13 million euros

February 19, 2023

Despite the economic and energy crisis, problems in the production and supply of coal, as well as the unprecedented drought, the Electric Power Company...

Does the state have to subsidize the prices of electricity and gas?

February 10, 2023

Since blue energy is mainly imported, it was difficult to avoid giving subsidies, but country have coal, water, windand sun from which Serbia can produce...

Serbia and Hungary established strategic cooperation in the field of energy

February 8, 2023

The move came following a visit by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto to the capital Belgrade, where he met with Serbian Mining and Energy...

Serbia imported electricity worth some 1.6 billion euros, while natural gas imports cost more than 1.6 billion euros

February 8, 2023

According to data published by Serbian Statistics Office, in 2022, the country imported electricity worth some 1.6 billion euros, while natural gas imports cost...

Hungary can buy and store 500 million m3 of gas for Serbia’s needs

February 8, 2023

In case of need, Hungary can, as it has already done in 2022, buy and store gas for Serbia's needs in the amount of...

The ban on the import of Russian derivatives will not affect Serbian market

February 5, 2023

Citizens have no reason to fear the ban on the import of Russian derivatives by sea, which came into force today, and just as...

Serbia, Electricity and gas imports cost almost 3.2 billion euros in 2022.

February 3, 2023

From January to December 2022, Serbia imported electricity worth slightly less than 1.6 billion euros. The value of natural gas imports in the same...

Construction of the Bulgaria-Serbia gas connection will begin on February 1

January 31, 2023

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will attend on Wednesday, February 1, the beginning of works on the construction of a...

The Finance Committee accepted the Bill on the provision of a guarantee for Srbijagas

January 27, 2023

The Finance Committee of the Parliament of Serbia accepted today the Proposal for the Law on the provision of a guarantee by Serbia on...