Speaking at the Energy Week Western Balkans 2026 conference, Montenegro Capital Market Authority President Željko Drinčić called for a broader and more diverse funding base for the region’s energy transition. Bank and project financing will remain important, but capital markets and institutional investors could mobilize additional long term capital if energy projects are credible, transparent and financially sustainable. Drinčić presented solar energy combined with battery energy storage systems as an investment scenario through 2030 and discussed tokenization as a potential future means of structuring investments and connecting projects with a wider investor base. Attracting capital will require reliable disclosures, legal and regulatory predictability, investor protection and information that enables investors to assess and price risks.
Montenegro Capital Market Authority president highlights capital markets role in financing the Western Balkans energy transition
Montenegro Capital Market Authority President Željko Drinčić highlighted the potential for capital markets and institutional investors to expand long term financing for the Western Balkans energy transition. He identified solar energy combined with battery storage as an investment scenario through 2030 and stressed that credible projects, transparent disclosures and regulatory predictability are essential to attract capital.