Lower wind and costly gas lift SEE power prices 11/9, but Serbia decouples

Southeast European day-ahead electricity prices strengthened on Friday as weaker wind generation, firm gas costs and reduced imports tightened the regional balance, while Serbia...
Market Snapshot SEE Power · Day-Ahead
Market Avg Price vs Yesterday
🇷🇸 Serbia 149.74 €/MWh -11.05%
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇷🇴 Romania 155.98 €/MWh -25.38%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria 152.53 €/MWh -24.10%
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇬🇷 Greece 161.04 €/MWh -11.95%
🇲🇰 N. Macedonia
🇲🇪 Montenegro 148.42 €/MWh -19.92%
🇦🇱 Albania 183.33 €/MWh -9.82%
Delivery: 12 Sep 2026  ·  Updated: 12 Sep 2026 16:01

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