Southeast Europe power prices fall as evening scarcity keeps market risk elevated

Southeast European day-ahead electricity prices fell sharply on Tuesday as stronger solar generation eased daytime supply pressure, although weaker wind output, rising consumption and...
Market Snapshot SEE Power · Day-Ahead
Market Avg Price vs Yesterday
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇷🇴 Romania 189.58 €/MWh -20.21%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria 176.06 €/MWh -9.13%
🇭🇷 Croatia 188.59 €/MWh -23.14%
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇬🇷 Greece 171.14 €/MWh -11.55%
🇲🇰 N. Macedonia 185.87 €/MWh +6.08%
🇲🇪 Montenegro 178.44 €/MWh +2.12%
🇦🇱 Albania 204.77 €/MWh
Delivery: 15 Sep 2026  ·  Updated: 15 Sep 2026 16:02

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