Bosnia and Herzegovina’s transmission operator will use the approved financing to install four variable shunt reactors at selected substations. The equipment is intended to improve voltage control as renewable generation adds more variable power flows to the grid.
Montenegro’s Environmental Protection Agency has given the developer of the proposed Velestovo solar-and-storage project two years to submit a full environmental impact assessment. The agency will decide whether the 60 MW, 50 million euro project can proceed after reviewing its expected effects.
Low-carbon electricity from Western Balkan renewable projects will not automatically qualify for actual-emissions treatment under the EU’s CBAM. The Energy Community Secretariat modelled €8.9 million in opportunity costs for a 130 MW wind project over six months if it had to sell locally instead of accessing higher-priced EU markets.
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Southeast European electricity prices could ease in Q4 2026 and Q1 2027 if nuclear capacity returns and hydro inflows improve. Gas costs and transmission constraints are expected to sustain premiums during tight periods.
Cernavodă Unit 1 is scheduled to resynchronise on 6 November after more than three months offline. Its availability, alongside other reactor restarts and outages, will shape winter import needs and power prices across Southeast Europe.
Drought is reducing hydroelectric output and constraining nuclear generation across the Balkans, increasing exposure to electricity imports. The pressure highlights the role of diversified generation, storage and interconnection.