High gas costs can raise Southeast European electricity prices when weak hydro, low wind or thermal outages leave gas-fired plants setting the marginal price. In tight hours, gas-fired generation can support wholesale prices above €170-220/MWh.
INA’s completed upgrade at its Rijeka refinery increases diesel yield and crude flexibility. The project could strengthen fuel supply and refinery economics across nearby Adriatic markets.
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.
EU carbon-border rules could affect the prices and revenues available to renewable projects in Serbia, Montenegro and the wider Western Balkans. Lenders may need to distinguish between domestic sales, exports under default emissions treatment and exports meeting actual-emissions evidence requirements.
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Green energy company GoldenPeaks Capital has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) in Hungary with Danish food packaging company Faerch Group. Under the 12-year physical pay-as-produced...
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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.