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    Southeast European power prices surge as demand recovers and wind generation drops

    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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    Market Snapshot SEE Power · Day-Ahead
    Market Avg Price vs Yesterday
    🇷🇸 Serbia 181.02 €/MWh -24.56%
    🇭🇺 Hungary — —
    🇷🇴 Romania — —
    🇧🇬 Bulgaria 231.68 €/MWh -4.06%
    🇭🇷 Croatia — —
    🇸🇮 Slovenia 202.23 €/MWh -4.49%
    🇬🇷 Greece — —
    🇲🇰 N. Macedonia 192.91 €/MWh -9.38%
    🇲🇪 Montenegro 232.04 €/MWh +3.32%
    🇦🇱 Albania 261.78 €/MWh -12.27%
    Delivery: 10 Oct 2026  ·  Updated: 10 Oct 2026 16:02

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

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    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....

    Croatia: CROPEX electricity prices rise in September despite lower trading volumes

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    Electricity prices on Croatia’s CROPEX exchange rose in September, despite lower trading volumes compared with August, pushing up wholesale procurement costs while overall market...

    SEE power prices jump as wind output falls and nuclear outages tighten supply

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    Southeast European electricity prices rose sharply for 9 October delivery, with Hungary reaching €269.43/MWh and Serbia recording the largest daily increase among the markets...

    Serbian power prices drop as Hungary-Germany spread widens sharply

    SEE Energy News
    Serbian day-ahead electricity prices fell for October 8 delivery, while Hungary, Bulgaria and Montenegro recorded increases, widening regional price differences and keeping electricity costs...

    Romania’s day-ahead power prices surge 81% year on year in September

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    Romania’s average day-ahead electricity price reached €176.14/MWh in September, marking an 81.49% increase from a year earlier and a 16.53% rise compared with August,...

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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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    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...

    Mintia gas-fired plant starts turbine testing as commissioning advances

    Romania’s Mintia gas-fired power project has entered a further commissioning stage after its first turbine operated on natural gas on October 8. The next...

    Europe storage at 72% raises reliance on LNG supply for winter demand

    EU inventories and starting position EU gas storage stood at approximately 811 TWh, or 74 billion cubic metres, on October 1, based on figures attributed...

    Corfu offshore gas well set for 2027 as ExxonMobil may take operatorship

    Planned 2027 exploration well west of Corfu A planned €60–70 million exploration well west of Corfu is scheduled for 2027 to test a potentially large...

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

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    Albpetrol crude auction offers 101,400 tonnes with up to 12-month delivery window

    Albania is offering 101,400 tonnes of crude oil through a benchmark-linked auction. The sale is scheduled for October 8, with Albpetrol, the state-owned company,...

    MOL negotiations for controlling stake in Serbia’s NIS continue under OFAC authorisation

    MOL said talks to acquire a controlling stake in Serbia’s NIS are still active, rejecting reports that discussions with the company’s Russian shareholders have...

    MOL-NIS majority stake talks in Serbia unresolved as October deadline nears

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    NIS US licence extension to 30 October supports Pančevo refinery output

    Serbia’s NIS has received a further US licence extension that allows operations to continue through 30 October. The extension provides additional operating certainty for...

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    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...

    Plug-in solar and grid-charged storage framework readies Greece retail market

    Greece is preparing a technical framework for plug-in residential solar systems with a capacity of up to 800 watts. The changes are intended to...

    Equinox Power plans 200 MW wind-solar-storage complex near Kula, Serbia

    Project overview near Kula Serbian developer Equinox Power is planning an approximately 200 MW renewable energy complex near Kula, combining wind and solar generation with...

    Enery signs physical PPA with Coca-Cola HBC Bulgaria for Knizhovnik solar-storage

    Enery has signed a long-term physical power purchase agreement with Coca-Cola HBC Bulgaria, securing a corporate buyer for electricity from its Knizhovnik solar and...

    Sungrow to supply batteries for Albania’s Project Blue solar-storage development

    Sungrow battery equipment for first phase Sungrow has secured a storage supply contract for Albania’s Project Blue, providing battery equipment for the project’s first phase....

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    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...

    Plug-in solar and grid-charged storage framework readies Greece retail market

    Greece is preparing a technical framework for plug-in residential solar systems with a capacity of up to 800 watts. The changes are intended to...

    Equinox Power plans 200 MW wind-solar-storage complex near Kula, Serbia

    Project overview near Kula Serbian developer Equinox Power is planning an approximately 200 MW renewable energy complex near Kula, combining wind and solar generation with...

    Enery signs physical PPA with Coca-Cola HBC Bulgaria for Knizhovnik solar-storage

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    Sungrow to supply batteries for Albania’s Project Blue solar-storage development

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    EU verifier guidance tightens evidence requirements for CBAM electricity

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

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

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    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

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    EU CBAM electricity claims rely on auditable MRV evidence chain

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    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

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

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

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

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

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

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    Slovenia extends application deadline for €68.97m electricity distribution investment

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    Romania–Moldova interconnector expansion supported by US funding and new line

    Moldova is advancing the Straseni–Gutinas electricity interconnector with Romania to expand access to alternative supplies and reduce exposure to disruptions in regional power infrastructure....

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

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