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.
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.
Around 2 GW of battery storage connection agreements were reported in Serbia in 2026, but the first standalone projects still need to establish a local financing template. EMS requires construction guarantees before transmission-connected projects can advance to connection contracts.
Montenegro is moving to a strategic-partner model for a 60 MW / 240 MWh battery project after EPCG’s borrowing-funded procurement was cancelled and a pilot tender drew no bids. The project is envisioned as the first phase of a broader partnership.
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The electricity utility EPCG is making significant strides in the development of the Piva River hydropower project, known as HPP Kruševo. The company aims...
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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.