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Romania imports power for 21 hours as nuclear outages persist

Romania imported electricity for 21 of 24 hours on 3 November despite renewables supplying around two-thirds of generation. Reactor restart prospects and the cost and timing of grid connections will shape supply and new project economics.

Nuclearelectrica targets 6 November restart for 700 MW Romanian reactor

Nuclearelectrica expects to reconnect Cernavoda Unit 1 on 6 November 2026 after more than three months offline because low Danube levels disrupted cooling-water supplies. Unit 2 is expected to remain offline until river conditions support both reactors operating simultaneously.

Romania’s 700 MW Cernavoda Unit 1 targets 6 November restart

Nuclearelectrica expects to reconnect Cernavoda Unit 1 to the grid on 6 November 2026 after a shutdown of more than three months caused by low Danube water levels. Unit 2 is expected to remain offline until river conditions support both reactors operating at once.

Romania imports Ukrainian power via Energocom as Cernavoda output declines

Nuclearelectrica has begun importing electricity sourced from Ukraine through Energocom, using the Moldova route to offset lost generation from Cernavoda unit 1. The imports...

Nuclearelectrica uses a 20-year power auction to support Cernavodă

Romanian nuclear producer Nuclearelectrica has received shareholder approval to auction as much as 400 MW of future baseload electricity for delivery from 2027 to 2046, creating a...

Nuclearelectrica plans €5.6 billion auction for up to 400 MW Cernavoda output

Shareholders of Romanian nuclear operator Nuclearelectrica have approved plans to auction as much as 400 MW of future baseload production. The contracts are set...

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Kosovo’s 260 MW B1 outage lifts winter import exposure

Kosovo enters its highest-demand months with the 260 MW B1 unit still unavailable, increasing reliance on electricity imports. The operator has not set a return date as regional prices and interconnector availability remain key variables.

Verbund signs PPA for Albania’s 72.6 MW Spille wind park

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Bulgaria reports 6.23 GW battery fleet as storage expands

Bulgaria’s operating battery fleet was reported at 6.23 GW by late October, while EBRD and Raiffeisen are financing a new 246 MW battery at Tenevo. The reported fleet and energy-flow figures require verification against underlying data.

North Macedonia sells 34,000 wind guarantees at €0.35 each

Buyers took 34,000 of 35,000 wind guarantees of origin offered in North Macedonia’s first auction. The sale adds a price-discovery mechanism to the country’s existing administrative framework.