Hungary expects talks over the sale of Russian ownership in Serbian oil company NIS to reach an agreement by 11 December 2026, with MOL identified as a potential buyer. The transaction remains subject to sanctions clearance and regulatory approvals.
Romanian households had the EU’s highest electricity costs on a purchasing-power basis in the first half of 2026. The country also recorded the bloc’s largest annual increase in household gas prices.
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.
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Canadian mining company Boron One Holdings has raised the projected economic value of its Piskanja boron project in southern Serbia to approximately €569 million....
Southeast European electricity prices could ease in Q4 2026 and Q1 2027 if nuclear capacity returns and hydro inflows improve. Gas costs and transmission constraints are expected to sustain premiums during tight periods.
Cernavodă Unit 1 is scheduled to resynchronise on 6 November after more than three months offline. Its availability, alongside other reactor restarts and outages, will shape winter import needs and power prices across Southeast Europe.
Drought is reducing hydroelectric output and constraining nuclear generation across the Balkans, increasing exposure to electricity imports. The pressure highlights the role of diversified generation, storage and interconnection.
Western Balkan electricity trade with the European Union recovered from the second quarter but remained below year-earlier levels. Wider price spreads, weaker convergence and CBAM costs are complicating cross-border sales.
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.