The EU’s definitive CBAM regime, in force since 1 January 2026, requires importers to account for emissions embedded in covered electricity and surrender certificates. Power origin, customs treatment and contract terms will determine how obligations and related costs are handled across Southeast European trades.
OKTA’s net profit rose to €34.1 million in the first nine months of 2026 from €7.3 million a year earlier, while sales revenue more than doubled. Expenses also climbed, increasing 101% to approximately €891 million.
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.
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Romania is consulting on rules that would let grid operators connect generators, storage operators and consumers before firm capacity is available. The proposal sets out how non-firm access would be managed and disclosed, while leaving its final terms and implementation to be decided.
Romania is considering a voluntary common buyer for electricity used or lost across transmission and distribution networks, with procurement for up to 70% of participating operators’ needs. The proposal could allow eligible costs to be recovered through regulated network charges under rules set by ANRE.
Romania has proposed rules allowing customers to share locally generated renewable electricity within a distribution zone. The framework could support new settlement and community-energy services, but commercial participation depends on adoption and implementation rules.
Romania’s demand-flexibility market framework took effect with a crisis-only constraint, while a new demand-response mechanism entered into force on 26 August. The mechanism was...
Romania’s energy regulator ANRE has imposed a new round of financial sanctions on the consortium developing the Midia offshore gas field in the Black...
Romania’s National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has adopted new rules eliminating regulated charges on electricity that is stored and later fed back into the...
Southeast Europe faces a growing power-system flexibility shortage as grids, storage and dispatchable capacity lag behind project growth and rising volatility. Country-level pressures range from heavy imports in Serbia to negative prices in Croatia and faster battery deployment in Bulgaria.
Kosovo enters its highest-demand months with the 260 MW B1 unit still unavailable, increasing reliance on electricity imports. The operator has not set a return date as regional prices and interconnector availability remain key variables.
Austria's Verbund has signed a power-purchase agreement for the first project selected in Albania's first wind auction to reach construction readiness. Commercial operation is targeted for the first quarter of 2028.
Bulgaria’s operating battery fleet was reported at 6.23 GW by late October, while EBRD and Raiffeisen are financing a new 246 MW battery at Tenevo. The reported fleet and energy-flow figures require verification against underlying data.
Buyers took 34,000 of 35,000 wind guarantees of origin offered in North Macedonia’s first auction. The sale adds a price-discovery mechanism to the country’s existing administrative framework.