AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCBAM Shock to Power Markets: Montenegro’s wider region is feeling the EU’s carbon border tax. At the Belgrade Energy Forum, Serbia’s power exchange warned CBAM is hitting liquidity, widening price gaps with EU hubs, and shrinking cross-border electricity trade—adding instability just as grids are being asked to green up. EU Accession Momentum: Cyprus renewed its backing for Montenegro’s EU bid and highlighted a new Brussels working group to draft Montenegro’s accession treaty—framing it as a concrete signal that enlargement is still moving. Energy Diplomacy: Serbia’s Vucic reported “new opportunities” with Azerbaijan, including a planned 500 MW gas-fired plant near Niš—an example of how Balkan energy planning is being reshaped by data centres and rising demand. Regional Energy Transition: Balkan TSOs and ministers are pushing for transmission upgrades fast enough to absorb renewables, with grid build-out now treated as the make-or-break step. Montenegro in the Spotlight: A Montenegrin documentary, “To Hold a Mountain,” won top prizes at Millennium Docs Against Gravity, putting the country’s rural landscape and land-defense story on an international stage.
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