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Balkan drought forces investors to reprice hydropower output risk

Hydropower has traditionally been treated as one of Southeast Europe’s most valuable electricity assets: renewable, dispatchable and capable of responding rapidly to changes in...

Bulgaria’s 2026 power surplus deepens on stronger generation and hydropower output

Electricity generation in Bulgaria between 1 January and 9 August reached approximately 26,906 GWh, up 7.79% year on year. During the same period, consumption...

Hydropower-driven value swing in Bosnia and Herzegovina reaches €210mn

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s electricity sector is exposed to hydrological variability, with an estimated €210mn swing in sector value between particularly wet and dry years....

The Danube drought is rewriting the economics of Southeast European hydropower

The summer of 2026 has turned hydrology from an operating variable into a regional energy-security crisis. Serbia’s Đerdap 1, the largest hydropower plant in...

Reservoirs at 70% underpin North Macedonia’s hydropower output and system balance

North Macedonia is operating with reservoirs that are approximately 70% full. The stored water level is described as sufficient to maintain planned hydropower production...

July 2026 hydropower market in Southeast Europe: Drought turns flexibility into a scarce commodity

Hydropower entered July 2026 as Southeast Europe’s most important flexible renewable resource—and one of its most constrained. Prolonged heat and drought reduced river flows...

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SEE electricity prices surge as wind generation drops and Serbia becomes the region’s most expensive market

Southeast European day-ahead electricity prices rose sharply on Friday, with Serbia emerging as the region’s most expensive market as weaker wind generation, higher cross-border...

Krško nuclear plant generates 487,438 MWh in September 2026, misses target

The Krško nuclear power plant, jointly owned by Slovenia and Croatia, produced 487,438 MWh of net electricity in September 2026. Output was 1.53% below...

Kovačica wind complex expansion to 200 MW after €140m Pupin project

Serbia’s Kovačica wind complex is set to reach 200 MW of installed capacity after adding the Pupin wind farm. The 95.5 MW Pupin development...

Romania Competition Council clears NIS Petrol acquisition by Argenta

Romania’s Competition Council has approved the acquisition of NIS Petrol by Romanian company Argenta, removing a regulatory obstacle to NIS’s planned withdrawal from the...

Transelectrica completes €51 million STATCOM voltage control upgrade ahead of schedule

Romanian electricity transmission operator Transelectrica has completed a €51 million investment in voltage control infrastructure. The project is designed to strengthen the national grid’s...