Scheduled electricity exchanges between the Western Balkans Six and neighbouring EU markets remained below 2025 levels in the third quarter of 2026, while day-ahead volumes on regional exchanges increased. The Energy Community Secretariat’s assessment highlights how carbon-related costs are becoming part of cross-border trading decisions.
Rising curtailment and falling solar capture prices in Greece are increasing the importance of storage and shaped power contracts for financing new photovoltaic projects across Southeast Europe.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Southern Interconnection is held up by disputed state property and disagreements over project implementation. While a former BH-Gas director says completion before 2030 looks unlikely, EU-backed efficiency financing is moving through a local bank.
Bulgaria’s storage fleet is estimated at more than 6.2 GW of power capacity and 19 GWh of energy capacity, enough to reshape regional day-ahead prices. By shifting electricity between low- and high-price hours, batteries support exports during scarcity periods while compressing the spreads available to storage projects.
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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.