Depleted European gas inventories could force buyers to compete with Asia for LNG during the 2027 refill season, keeping summer prices and procurement costs elevated. Stocks below roughly 20% at the end of March would increase the risk.
Eurostat data show household electricity prices remained comparatively low across much of the Western Balkans, while Romania recorded the EU’s sharpest increase in the first half of 2026. Retail tariffs do not capture differences in procurement, balancing and fiscal costs.
Albania is preparing a 300 MW solar auction that will require battery storage, with the EBRD assisting on tender design and procurement. The tender would combine solar generation and storage as an integrated system as the country seeks to reduce its dependence on hydropower.
ESO has invested more than 182 million euros in Bulgaria’s electricity grid so far in 2026. The government says household electricity and heating prices will not rise before 1 July 2027.
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The Board of Directors of Elektroprivreda has granted book approval to cover the €15 million deficit of its subsidiary, the Montenegrin Electricity Distribution System...
Final-round qualifiers, four in total, in a tender being staged by Greek electricity distribution network operator DEDDIE/HEDNO to offer a contract for the installation...
BHP has issued termination notices for its Central Timok and Borsko exploration options in eastern Serbia, returning eight licences to Mundoro Capital when the notices take effect. The miner retains separate Trstenik and South Timok agreements, while Mundoro seeks partners to fund drilling on the returned licences.
Centerra Gold has agreed to buy 12.374 million newly issued Mundoro Capital shares for approximately C$4.08 million (€2.60 million), in a proposed placement that would give it a 9.9% stake. The funding would support Mundoro’s exploration and working capital as it seeks partners for projects in Serbia, but the deal has not closed.
Northstone Resources secured commitments for a share placement worth about EUR1.45 million to fund exploration at its Tlamino gold-silver and Timok East copper-gold projects in Serbia. The financing will support drilling and technical studies, not mine construction.
European Energy is evaluating a renewable-energy complex in Bulgaria’s Dobrich region, centred on a wind project of up to 1 GW. The concept also includes solar generation, battery storage and infrastructure for industrial users.
Croatian oil-pipeline operator JANAF halted crude transport on part of the Sisak-Slavonski Brod route after pipeline equipment was damaged near Prvca. The spill is estimated at 500 cubic metres.