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Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear restart delayed by low Danube levels

Romania is dealing with a prolonged nuclear outage at the Cernavoda plant, with persistently low Danube river levels delaying restart conditions. Both reactors have...

Danube drought triggers emergency dredging at Budapest’s Kelenfoldi power plant

Emergency dredging to secure cooling and raw water Budapest’s Kelenfoldi power plant carried out emergency dredging after record-low Danube water levels reduced access to the...

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...

Danube drought tightens Southeast Europe power supply as nuclear and hydro output fall

Extreme heat and exceptionally low Danube flows are tightening electricity supply across Southeast Europe, curbing nuclear and hydro generation while increasing reliance on fossil...

The Danube drought is rewriting the economics of Southeast European hydropower

The summer of 2026 has turned hydrology from an operating variable into a regional energy-security crisis. Serbia’s Đerdap 1, the largest hydropower plant in...

Romania weighs controlled closure of Cernavoda 2 amid falling Danube flows

Cooling-water risk and preparations for unit 2 Romania is preparing for a possible shutdown of Cernavoda nuclear power plant unit 2 after drought-driven declines in...

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Hungarian power prices surge as weak wind drives Southeast Europe higher

Hungarian electricity prices jumped nearly 12% for Tuesday delivery, driving a broader increase across Southeast Europe as a sharp decline in forecast wind generation...

TDI financing for 58 MW Iratoșu solar plant in western Romania

TDI Renewables has secured €25.5 million in financing from Raiffeisen Bank International for its 58 MW Iratoșu solar power plant in western Romania. The...

Nuclearelectrica revises 2026 outlook as Cernavoda outages drive replacement power costs

Romanian nuclear producer Nuclearelectrica has reduced its forecast for 2026 net profit by 42.9% to €221 million. The company attributed the change to prolonged...

MMK Vilusi requests environmental screening for 35 MW solar plant in Nikšić

MMK Vilusi has applied for environmental screening for a 35 MW solar power project in western Montenegro, with the development planned for the Nikšić...

North Macedonia extends oil-supply emergency framework to April 2027

North Macedonia has prolonged its oil-supply emergency framework, with the country’s parliament extending the measure until April 20, 2027. The extension keeps government powers...