IBEX day-ahead trading reached 2.915 TWh in October, while the baseload average price rose around 40% from September. Higher year-on-year liquidity coincided with continued high prices into November.
Expanding LNG access and pipeline connections are making Southeast European gas prices more responsive to transport costs and supply conditions. This is increasing the importance of spreads against the Dutch TTF benchmark.
Montenegro’s BELEN day-ahead average rose 8.2% to €295.37/MWh for 2–8 November 2026, moving above Serbia as regional demand increased and solar and hydro output fell. Regional imports also rose, while price gaps narrowed between several neighbouring markets.
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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.
Credible grid access and manageable reinforcement obligations are becoming central to the value and financeability of battery storage projects in Serbia. EMS updated its connection-request lists on 4 November 2026, reflecting an increasingly active project pipeline.
Around 2 GW of battery projects in Serbia had signed grid-connection agreements in September 2026. Financing conditions and revenue certainty will determine which projects are built.
Grid access and manageable reinforcement obligations are becoming central to the value and financeability of battery storage projects in Serbia. EMS updated its connection-request lists on 4 November 2026, reflecting an increasingly active project pipeline.
A development site has traditionally been evaluated on the basis of land cost, permits, transport links and labour availability. Electricity access is rapidly becoming...
The renewable energy landscape in South-East Europe is facing significant challenges that are primarily linked to grid connection delays rather than financial or technological...
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.