Pošto se nalazi u blizini Rusije, Bliskog istoka i zapadne Evrope, Balkanu je geografski skoro sudbinski određeno da ima ključnu ulogu u energetskom pejsažu 21. stoljeća.
Located close to Russia, the Middle East and Western Europe, the Balkans are almost fated by geography to play a key role in the energy landscape of the 21st century.