Market News Roundup CW36

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Serbia power prices rebound as SEE markets move toward convergence

Southeast European day-ahead power markets moved back towards a tighter regional price range on 1 September, with Serbia leading the adjustment as stronger electricity...

Serbia power prices jump €34/MWh as Romania’s nuclear deficit tightens SEE market

Serbian day-ahead electricity prices climbed by around €34/MWh for Sept. 1 delivery, as stronger regional demand and the continued absence of Romanian nuclear generation...

Europe: Brent oil prices decline as geopolitical uncertainty weighs on energy markets

During the week of August 24, Brent oil futures for the Front-Month contract on the ICE market reached a weekly settlement high of $92.17/bbl...

Europe: Electricity prices decline as wind generation rises

During the fourth week of August, weekly average electricity prices declined across most major European markets compared with the previous week. The Nordic market...

European electricity demand shows mixed trends across major markets

During the fourth week of August, electricity demand increased across most of the major European markets analyzed compared with the previous week. Italy recorded...

European solar and wind markets shift as Germany leads key changes

During the week of August 24, solar photovoltaic power generation in Germany increased by 20% compared with the previous week, recovering after the decline...

SEE power enters autumn as solar prices collapse and evening costs surge

Southeast Europe’s electricity market is entering autumn with an increasingly divided price structure, as abundant solar generation pushes daytime prices toward zero while evening...

SEE gas heads into autumn above €70/MWh as LNG shock tightens market

Southeast Europe’s gas market is entering autumn under renewed price pressure, with European benchmark prices moving above €70/MWh after a strong summer rally driven...

Grid access becomes Southeast Europe’s scarcest renewable development asset

Southeast Europe’s renewable investment market is increasingly splitting between projects with secured grid access and those still waiting for a connection, making transmission capacity...

Expensive gas boosts coal in Southeast Europe’s short-term merit order

Rising European natural gas prices are improving the short-term competitive position of coal and lignite generation across Southeast Europe, even as the region continues...

Danube drought expands Southeast Europe’s hydrological risk to nuclear power

Record-low Danube water levels are transforming drought from a predominantly hydropower issue into a broader electricity-system risk across Southeast Europe, after exceptionally low river...

Serbia maintains power price advantage as volatility challenges export potential

Serbia maintained one of the more competitive wholesale electricity positions in Southeast Europe during the second half of August, supported by stronger hydro, renewable...

Wind becomes a key driver of Southeast European power prices

A sharp decline in wind generation has emerged as a major driver of recent electricity price strength across Southeast Europe, highlighting the increasingly different...

From Pančevo to Petrobrazi, SEE refining splits between security and decarbonisation

Southeast Europe’s August oil market revealed two different investment priorities for regional refining. In Serbia, the immediate challenge was conventional fuel security amid sanctions and...

European gas rally lifts Bulgaria’s regulated September discount to €41.60/MWh

European benchmark gas prices moved above €74/MWh on Tuesday, widening the spread versus Bulgaria’s regulated September price of €41.60/MWh. The move highlights differences in...

Slovenian household electricity and gas prices rise in Q2 2026

Slovenian household electricity and natural gas prices increased in the second quarter of 2026. Households paid an average €0.215/kWh for electricity and €0.087/kWh for...

Serbia and SOCAR near joint venture for up to 500 MW gas-fired CHP

Serbia is close to setting up a joint venture with Azerbaijan’s SOCAR to develop a gas-fired combined heat and power plant. The planned facility...

Adriatic and Aegean LNG corridors reshape Balkan gas flows

Southeast Europe’s gas market is developing competing northbound supply corridors from the Adriatic and Aegean seas, expanding the region’s access to liquefied natural gas...

Bulgaria September regulated gas price discount widens as TTF nears €74.4/MWh

Bulgaria’s regulated gas benchmark for September is trading at a widening discount versus European hub levels after Dutch front-month TTF climbed toward €74.4/MWh. The...

Rompetrol Rafinare boosts Petromidia storage capacity amid refinery upgrade

Rompetrol Rafinare is expanding storage capacity at its Petromidia refinery as part of a programme aimed at improving the flexibility and reliability of crude...

Romania raises temporary diesel excise relief to 25% for early September

Romania has increased its temporary diesel excise reduction to 25% for the first half of September. The change is linked to higher international fuel...

NIS receives temporary US sanctions waiver through September 30 for Pančevo operations

The latest U.S. Treasury licence extends a sanctions authorisation for NIS through Sept. 30, replacing an authorisation due to expire on Aug. 28. The...

NIS requests new US sanctions waiver amid Pančevo refinery throughput and rail upgrades

Serbian oil company NIS has applied for another U.S. sanctions waiver to keep operations running without interruption while it continues investment at its Pančevo...

Serbia readies emergency fuel steps and Hungary-Novi Sad crude pipeline plan

Serbia is preparing emergency fuel-supply measures while advancing a longer-term crude pipeline from Hungary, amid uncertainty over whether the US Office of Foreign Assets...

Metlen signs 10-year PPA for 12 MW Greek solar supply to Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon

Metlen Energy & Metals has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement to supply Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon with electricity from a new 12 MW solar...

Croatia launches €38 million household clean-energy grants with battery storage

Croatia opened applications on Tuesday for a €38 million household clean-energy programme that includes support for battery storage for the first time. Authorities said...

Record EU solar generation hits 55 TWh in July amid heatwave stress

European solar plants generated 52 TWh in June and reached a record 55 TWh in July. Solar output covered roughly one-quarter of electricity consumption...

EU CBAM electricity claims rely on auditable MRV evidence chain

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

Solar CBAM claims hinge on hourly proof for photovoltaic exports to the EU

The European Commission’s latest guidance on CBAM verification highlights why solar electricity can remain difficult to substantiate despite its low operational emissions. The Commission...

Metlen signs 10-year PPA for 12 MW Greek solar supply to Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon

Metlen Energy & Metals has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement to supply Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon with electricity from a new 12 MW solar...

Croatia launches €38 million household clean-energy grants with battery storage

Croatia opened applications on Tuesday for a €38 million household clean-energy programme that includes support for battery storage for the first time. Authorities said...

Record EU solar generation hits 55 TWh in July amid heatwave stress

European solar plants generated 52 TWh in June and reached a record 55 TWh in July. Solar output covered roughly one-quarter of electricity consumption...

EU CBAM electricity claims rely on auditable MRV evidence chain

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

Solar CBAM claims hinge on hourly proof for photovoltaic exports to the EU

The European Commission’s latest guidance on CBAM verification highlights why solar electricity can remain difficult to substantiate despite its low operational emissions. The Commission...

Serbia Business News

Regional Coverage

Between August 31, 2026 and September 6, 2026, 75 articles were published. Most-read in this period 1. European gas rises toward €70/MWh...

EU verifier guidance tightens evidence requirements for CBAM 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

Perućica hydropower unit EPCG returns 190 MW after annual maintenance

Montenegro’s state power utility EPCG has returned 190 MW of capacity at the Perućica hydropower plant to operation after completing the main phase of...

EPS consultancy tender to update procurement for 660 MW Bistrica pumped storage

EPS procurement update ahead of international construction tender Serbia’s state power utility EPS has launched a consultancy tender to revise procurement documents for the planned...

North Macedonia plans major Crni Drim refurbishment for HPP Globocica and Spilje

North Macedonia is preparing a new investment cycle in the Crni Drim hydropower system, focused on extensive refurbishment of HPP Globocica and HPP Spilje....

Višegrad hydropower generation drops in July 2026 to 30.27 GWh

July output and month-on-month comparison Višegrad hydropower plant generated 30.27 GWh of electricity in July 2026. The figure was down 31.2% from 44.02 GWh produced...

EPCG tenders Otilovići small hydropower plant at €7mn in Montenegro

EPCG has launched a third tender for the design and construction of the planned Otilovići small hydropower plant in Montenegro. The estimated project value...

Greece approves €2.3bn programme for island grids, renewables and storage

Greece has secured approval for a €2.3 billion programme aimed at decarbonising its islands, with Athens directing more than €2 billion towards electricity interconnections,...

Slovenian household electricity and gas prices rise in Q2 2026

Slovenian household electricity and natural gas prices increased in the second quarter of 2026. Households paid an average €0.215/kWh for electricity and €0.087/kWh for...

Serbia’s power system recovery meets continued lignite dependence and rising project costs

Generation mix after earlier operational issues A 2025 energy-sector assessment says Serbia’s electricity system has recovered from severe operational problems earlier in the decade, but...

Republika Srpska accelerates generation and gas projects after drought curbs output

Energy and Mining Minister Petar Djokic said electricity production in Republika Srpska can normally run about 35% above domestic demand. He added that the...

Stronger protection sought for European transmission infrastructure amid rising security risks

European electricity network operators are calling for tighter and more coordinated protection of transmission infrastructure as cyberattacks, physical sabotage and cross-border disruption become larger...

Slovenia appoints GEN leadership ahead of Krško 2 nuclear project decisions

New executives at GEN energija and GEN-I Slovenia has appointed new leadership at state-owned GEN energija and electricity supplier and trader GEN-I, changing management at...

Romania emergency Danube measures for cooling-water supply at Cernavoda

Three-stage plan tied to intake basin water level Romania has approved an emergency intervention plan aimed at maintaining cooling-water supplies for the Cernavoda nuclear power...

Bulgaria approves sanctions exemptions for Kozloduy maintenance and Belene equipment preservation

Bulgaria has approved two targeted sanctions exemptions for Russia covering specific nuclear activities. The measures relate to maintenance-related work at the Kozloduy nuclear power...

Slovenia appoints new GEN energija and GEN-I leaders for Krško 2 and Mokrice

Slovenia has appointed new leadership at state energy group GEN energija and electricity trader GEN-I, following a change in the country’s government. Andrej Vizjak,...

GEN posts near-€160m profit as Slovenia progresses Krsko nuclear planning

GEN, the Slovenian state-owned energy group, earned almost €160 million in 2025. The company reported that generation exceeded its plan during the year. GEN...

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