Bulgaria’s transmission system operator ESO has invested more than 182 million euros in network modernisation since the start of 2026. The work includes construction and reconstruction of more than 120 kilometres of transmission lines.
Rising curtailment and falling solar capture prices in Greece are increasing the importance of storage and shaped power contracts for financing new photovoltaic projects across Southeast Europe.
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The European Commission says customs declarations for electricity imported into the EU through explicitly allocated transmission capacity must be tied to nominated quantities. Serbian exporters and traders will need to reconcile commercial contracts, cross-border schedules and customs records.
The European Commission’s customs guidance clarifies how nominated electricity volumes are treated in declarations involving explicitly allocated transmission capacity. It leaves the emissions methodology unchanged but makes delivery records and importer identification potential revenue concerns for Serbian renewable projects selling to EU buyers.
Scheduled electricity exchanges between the Western Balkans Six and neighbouring EU markets fell 17.8% in January–September 2026, while regional day-ahead trading volumes rose 26.7% year on year in the third quarter. The Energy Community Secretariat’s assessment links the diverging trends to a market in which CBAM costs and conditions increasingly shape cross-border trade.
Greece strengthened its position as one of Southeast Europe’s more competitive electricity markets in Week 42, combining higher renewable output and increased gas-fired generation...
Western Balkan coal-fired power generators are facing growing pressure on cash flow and investment as the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) reduces...
European Union policymakers are considering changes that could make it easier for renewable electricity from neighbouring countries to qualify for actual-emissions treatment under CBAM....
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.