energy system limits

Serbia’s Data Centre Expansion Challenges Energy Infrastructure

The pursuit of Serbia to become a regional leader in digital infrastructure, encompassing sectors such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and high-performance processing, is increasingly at odds with the limitations of its energy system. The rapid growth of large-scale data centres is revealing significant constraints in electricity supply, grid capacity, and overall system flexibility, which surpass traditional industrial demands. Modern data centres are substantial consumers of electricity, often comparable to entire urban areas. Facilities requiring between 20–50 MW must connect…