Southeast European power prices surge on September 21 as weekday demand recovers

Southeast European day-ahead electricity prices rose sharply on September 21 as weekday demand recovered, while Hungary remained at a significant premium to most neighbouring...
Market Snapshot SEE Power · Day-Ahead
Market Avg Price vs Yesterday
🇷🇸 Serbia 147.71 €/MWh +27.98%
🇭🇺 Hungary 188.74 €/MWh +25.70%
🇷🇴 Romania 183.27 €/MWh +26.44%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria 174.79 €/MWh +5.97%
🇭🇷 Croatia 155.92 €/MWh +13.11%
🇸🇮 Slovenia 148.12 €/MWh +5.71%
🇬🇷 Greece 179.48 €/MWh +1.01%
🇲🇰 N. Macedonia 162.02 €/MWh +37.28%
🇲🇪 Montenegro 168.21 €/MWh +33.85%
🇦🇱 Albania 169.04 €/MWh +14.57%
Delivery: 21 Sep 2026  ·  Updated: 21 Sep 2026 16:03

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