Serbia: SEEPEX October power price surges 56% as trading volume climbs

Trading volume on Serbia’s SEEPEX day-ahead electricity market reached 579,308 MWh in October, remaining broadly unchanged from September while increasing 13.2% year on year....
Market Snapshot SEE Power · Day-Ahead
Market Avg Price vs Yesterday
🇷🇸 Serbia — —
🇭🇺 Hungary — —
🇷🇴 Romania — —
🇧🇬 Bulgaria — —
🇭🇷 Croatia 293.08 €/MWh +4.63%
🇸🇮 Slovenia 291.89 €/MWh —
🇬🇷 Greece 269.13 €/MWh -6.28%
🇲🇰 N. Macedonia — —
🇲🇪 Montenegro 302.17 €/MWh —
🇦🇱 Albania 305.83 €/MWh +17.11%
Delivery: 03 Nov 2026  ·  Updated: 03 Nov 2026 15:03

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