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.
Serbia’s forecast power balance on 15 October required about 1,027 MW of net imports, while the SEEPEX price reached 368.6 €/MWh at hour 20. Battery storage could reduce exposure to such expensive deficit hours, but would not remove the need for energy imports.
Renewable electricity producers in Serbia, Montenegro and other Western Balkan markets may not qualify for actual-emissions treatment on EU exports based on low-carbon generation alone. An illustrative scenario puts the six-month opportunity cost for a 130 MW onshore wind project at €8.9 million if it sells locally instead of accessing higher-priced EU markets.
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.
Serbia’s renewable energy market is entering a more demanding phase of development. The race to secure land, permits, grid studies and project rights remains...
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.