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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 power markets remain exposed to gas supply risks ahead of winter

Southeast European power markets entered the final part of September with lower electricity demand and sharply reduced gas-fired generation, while exposure to gas supply...

Italy and Croatia see higher LNG inflows as Greek receipts decline

LNG inflows increased in Italy and Croatia during the week to 20 September, adding to imported gas availability as European markets prepared for the...

Croatia’s renewable output plunges as hydro gains fail to offset rising power imports

Croatia recorded a 54.3% decline in variable renewable generation in the week to 20 September, marking one of the steepest drops in the region,...

SEE wind and solar output falls faster than electricity demand

Southeast Europe’s variable renewable electricity generation declined faster than power demand in the week ending 20 September, limiting the downward pressure on electricity prices...

SEE gas-fired power generation drops 13.6% as coal output edges higher

Gas-fired electricity generation across the Southeast European markets covered fell 13.60% in the week ending 20 September, declining at more than twice the rate...