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    Southeast European electricity prices surge above €250/MWh as Serbia and Hungary face higher import costs

    Electricity prices across Southeast Europe rose sharply for delivery on October 15, with Hungary and Serbia trading above €250/MWh as changing electricity balances in...
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    Southeast European power prices surge as demand recovers and wind generation drops

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    Electricity prices across Southeast Europe rose sharply on Monday, October 12, as demand recovered after the weekend and forecast wind generation declined. Serbian day-ahead...

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    CBAM verification raises costs and contractual risks for Southeast Europe’s electricity exporters

    SEE Energy News
    Electricity exporters and trading companies across Southeast Europe are facing growing pressure to demonstrate the carbon characteristics and physical delivery of electricity supplied to...

    Slovenia’s industrial power-sharing model delivers measurable savings as market scales

    SEE Energy News
    Slovenia’s electricity-sharing market is beginning to deliver measurable savings for industrial consumers, strengthening the case for an emerging energy-service model focused on allocating existing...

    Hungary-Germany power spread widens as SEE grid constraints offset renewable recovery

    SEE Energy News
    Hungary’s day-ahead electricity premium over Germany widened to almost €75/MWh for Oct. 8 delivery, even as wind and solar generation recovered across Southeast Europe....

    Hungary: HUPX September power prices surge 17.5% as day-ahead trading volume falls

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    Hungarian electricity exchange HUPX recorded a sharp increase in September day-ahead electricity prices, while traded volumes declined from August but remained above year-earlier levels....

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    Greece secures EU fiscal flexibility for nearly €1 billion in energy and resilience investments

    Greece has secured European Union approval for additional fiscal flexibility covering nearly €1 billion in planned energy-security and resilience investments through 2028, creating greater...

    HELLENiQ ENERGY commissions €50 million battery as Greece expands energy storage capacity

    HELLENiQ ENERGY has commissioned a 100 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system at its Thessaloniki industrial complex, marking a significant step in Greece’s shift...

    Bulgaria’s power exports surge 62% as renewables and battery storage boost regional supply

    Bulgaria’s net electricity exports increased by 62% to 3.5 TWh during the first nine months and opening days of October 2026, supported by stronger...

    Romania’s €1.2 billion Mintia gas plant enters commissioning ahead of grid connection

    Romania’s 1.7 GW Mintia gas-fired power project has reached a major commissioning milestone with the first turbine ignition, bringing one of Southeast Europe’s largest...

    Serbia power prices plunge 25% as nuclear shortages keep Romanian and Bulgarian markets elevated

    Serbia’s wholesale electricity price fell by almost 25% for Saturday delivery as weaker weekend demand eased pressure on the market. However, Romania, Bulgaria and...

    CBAM widens Europe’s electricity price gap as carbon costs challenge Balkan exports

    The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is reshaping electricity pricing and cross-border trading across Southeast Europe, widening the gap between wholesale power...

    TAP expands gas supply capacity to Albania ahead of domestic network development

    The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has made 0.16 bcm/year of gas transport capacity available from Greece to Albania’s Roskovec exit point, expanding cross-border supply...

    Albania’s 130 MWh battery project tests subsidy-free solar-storage viability

    Albania’s Project Blue has ordered a 130 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) from Sungrow for the first phase of a subsidy-free solar development,...
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    MOL biomethane facility at Szarvas replaces over 7 million cubic metres of gas annually

    Commissioning and output replacing fossil gas MOL Group has commissioned a biomethane production facility at Szarvas after an investment exceeding €7 million. The project expands...

    Bulgartransgaz cancels €56 million Chiren production wells tender after bids exceed budget

    Bulgarian gas transmission operator Bulgartransgaz has cancelled a €56 million procurement for new production wells at the Chiren underground gas storage facility. The cancellation...

    Bulgargaz proposes 34% rise in regulated wholesale gas price for October 2026

    Bulgargaz, the Bulgarian state-owned gas supplier, has submitted a proposal to raise its regulated wholesale natural gas price by 34%. The filing links the...

    Serbia readies €175 million World Bank-backed gas network upgrade

    Serbia is preparing a gas infrastructure upgrade supported by a €175 million World Bank package. The programme targets ageing pipelines, transmission bottlenecks and storage...

    OMV Petrom refining margin rises while upstream output and gas sales fall

    Third-quarter refining margin and refinery operating levels OMV Petrom reported a sharp increase in its third-quarter indicator refining margin, with the refining benchmark reaching $41.75...

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    Serbia secures environmental approval for 113-kilometre Hungary-Novi Sad crude pipeline

    Environmental impact assessment clears for Transnafta project Serbia has received environmental approval for a proposed 113-kilometre crude oil pipeline linking Hungary with Novi Sad. The...

    JT Grup Oil commissions €28 million fuel terminal at Constanta Port

    Constanta terminal expands storage and logistics capacity Romanian petroleum distributor JT Grup Oil has commissioned a €28 million fuel terminal at the Port of Constanta,...

    Hungary plans temporary diesel excise rebate for trucks over 7.5 tonnes and buses

    Hungary is preparing temporary diesel tax relief for commercial road transport operators as elevated fuel costs, weaker freight demand and competitive pressure continue to...

    Carlyle exits Lukoil deal, leaving Southeast European refining and retail assets in limbo

    Carlyle withdrawal changes the timetable for Lukoil’s foreign asset sale The ownership of some of Southeast Europe’s oil refining and fuel retail assets has become...

    OMV Petrom refining margin rises while upstream output and gas sales fall

    Third-quarter refining margin and refinery operating levels OMV Petrom reported a sharp increase in its third-quarter indicator refining margin, with the refining benchmark reaching $41.75...

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    Enery begins Jezerce hybrid solar-battery build with €88/MWh municipal offtake

    Vienna-based renewable energy group Enery has started construction of a hybrid solar and battery facility in Slovenia at the Jezerce project near Divača. The...

    Alerion completes 32 MW Dănești solar plant in Romania’s Călărași county

    Dănești project details and expected generation Italian renewable energy developer Alerion Clean Power has completed construction of the 32 MW Dănești solar power plant in...

    Rompetrol Rafinare to build 9.4 MW solar plant at Petromidia refinery

    Romanian refining company Rompetrol Rafinare plans to invest approximately €8.5 million in a 9.4 MW photovoltaic power plant at its Petromidia refinery. The project...

    Albania to auction competitive solar projects with mandatory battery storage

    New tender design for solar with battery requirements Albania is preparing a new competitive solar power auction that is expected to require battery energy storage,...

    Baranda Energetski Park advances 317 MW solar with 31.7 MW battery near Opovo

    Baranda Energetski Park is developing a proposed 317 MW solar project near Opovo in Serbia, alongside a 31.7 MW/126.8 MWh battery system. The developer...

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    Enery begins Jezerce hybrid solar-battery build with €88/MWh municipal offtake

    Vienna-based renewable energy group Enery has started construction of a hybrid solar and battery facility in Slovenia at the Jezerce project near Divača. The...

    Alerion completes 32 MW Dănești solar plant in Romania’s Călărași county

    Dănești project details and expected generation Italian renewable energy developer Alerion Clean Power has completed construction of the 32 MW Dănești solar power plant in...

    Rompetrol Rafinare to build 9.4 MW solar plant at Petromidia refinery

    Romanian refining company Rompetrol Rafinare plans to invest approximately €8.5 million in a 9.4 MW photovoltaic power plant at its Petromidia refinery. The project...

    Albania to auction competitive solar projects with mandatory battery storage

    New tender design for solar with battery requirements Albania is preparing a new competitive solar power auction that is expected to require battery energy storage,...

    Baranda Energetski Park advances 317 MW solar with 31.7 MW battery near Opovo

    Baranda Energetski Park is developing a proposed 317 MW solar project near Opovo in Serbia, alongside a 31.7 MW/126.8 MWh battery system. The developer...

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    EU verifier guidance tightens evidence requirements for CBAM electricity

    Electricity
    New European Commission guidance has shifted the European Union’s carbon border levy for imported electricity from a largely regulatory requirement into a detailed verification...

    Serbia’s renewable developers face a two-market test under EU carbon rules

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    Serbian wind and solar developers are increasingly facing a route-to-market decision that goes beyond the traditional choice between merchant exposure and long-term power purchase...

    Serbian industry’s renewable PPAs offer no automatic shortcut through CBAM

    Markets
    Serbian industrial companies are increasingly treating renewable power purchase agreements as tools for energy security, cost management and export competitiveness. Yet the growing use...

    Europe’s green power imports discover that CBAM value is settled hour by hour

    Markets
    A Serbian wind or solar plant may produce electricity with negligible direct operational emissions. That does not mean, however, that an EU buyer can...

    EU CBAM electricity claims rely on auditable MRV evidence chain

    SEE Energy News
    Renewable electricity has typically been traded using a set of instruments in which the producer supplies power, the trader handles scheduling and balancing, and...

    Verified green electricity platform for CBAM-ready industrial supply in Serbia

    Electricity
    Serbia’s verified green electricity platform is designed to connect wind generation, solar generation and 100 MW battery storage with industrial electricity demand and verified...

    CBAM-ready electricity contracts in Serbia: evidence chains for producers and buyers

    Electricity
    Under CBAM, indirect emissions are calculated by multiplying electricity consumed in production by an applicable electricity emission factor, which may be a grid factor...

    CBAM indirect emissions shift: exporters need electricity metering architecture

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    The European Commission’s technical study on indirect emissions in the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was published through DG TAXUD on 8 June 2026....

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    Bistrica hydropower project investment cost tops €171 million after €11 million recapitalization

    The estimated investment value of HE Bistrica has risen from an original €102.5 million to more than €171 million, an increase of roughly 66%....

    Hydropower output at Bosnia’s Višegrad plant falls in September 2026

    September generation at 315 MW Višegrad Electricity generation at Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 315 MW Višegrad hydropower plant declined in September, according to figures from operator...

    Bulgaria tenders €350 million for Yadenitsa reservoir expansion linked to Chaira

    Bulgaria’s National Electricity Company, NEK, has opened a tender worth approximately €350 million to expand the Yadenitsa reservoir. The project is designed to extend...

    North Macedonia eyes 2027 construction start for Čebren-Galište hydro complex

    2027 target and combined investment North Macedonia is targeting a 2027 construction start for the long-planned Čebren and Galište hydropower projects. The government said the...

    ESM launches third phase of €46 million upgrade for six North Macedonia hydropower plants

    North Macedonia’s state-owned utility ESM has started the third phase of a programme worth roughly €46 million to modernise six large hydropower plants. The...

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    Dalekovod secures €19.88 million contract for underground Tirana high-voltage substation

    Contract award for Tirana Center substation Croatian power infrastructure company Dalekovod has secured a €19.88 million contract to develop a new underground high-voltage substation in...

    Ugljevik plant to stop October 15 amid coal shortages and mounting financial liabilities

    Bosnia and Herzegovina’s RiTE Ugljevik coal-fired power plant is expected to cease operations on October 15. The expected shutdown comes as worsening coal shortages...

    Montenegro household electricity bills drop in September as consumption eases

    Montenegro’s average residential electricity bill declined in September 2026 as monthly usage fell from summer levels, while demand remained higher than a year earlier....

    Data centre connection requests near 9 GW strain Greece’s high-voltage grid

    Data centre connection requests submitted to Greek transmission operator ADMIE have reached approximately 9 GW, increasing pressure on high-voltage capacity. The queue has intensified...

    Bulgaria net power exports rise 62% on solar and battery storage growth

    Bulgaria’s net electricity exports reached approximately 3.5 TWh by early October, up 62% from 2.16 TWh a year earlier. The increase was linked to...

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    Romania reviews Doicești SMR after internal check leaves over 80% conditions unresolved

    Romania’s nuclear power utility Nuclearelectrica is reassessing the future of the Doicești small modular reactor project following an internal review. The review concluded that...

    Romania seeks shareholder nod for two €400m EIB loans for Cernavodă unit 1

    Nuclearelectrica requests approval for EIB financing Romania’s Nuclearelectrica is seeking shareholder approval for two €400 million European Investment Bank loans to support the refurbishment of...

    Cernavoda reactors stay offline until at least 15 October amid low Danube flows

    Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear plant is expected to remain fully unavailable until at least 15 October, extending the country’s reliance on imported electricity. Low Danube...

    Kozloduy unit 6 maintenance reduces Bulgaria’s nuclear output amid low Danube

    Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power plant has taken its 1,000 MW unit 6 offline for annual maintenance until the end of November. The outage comes...

    Nuclearelectrica targets €800 million EIB loans for Cernavoda unit 1 overhaul

    Nuclearelectrica plans to pursue €800 million in European Investment Bank financing for the refurbishment of Cernavoda unit 1, with the work intended to extend...

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