Bulgaria's ombudsman has proposed temporarily reducing VAT on residential natural gas from December 2026 through April 2027. The proposal follows a 46.3% to 56.5% year-on-year rise in regulated household gas prices, but the government has not said whether it will adopt the measure.
ELES’s proposal to end some network-charge exemptions from 2027 puts tariff treatment and project economics in focus for battery and pumped-storage developers. The dispute is an early warning for the wider southeastern European storage market.
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.
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.
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Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Petér Szijjárto provided an update on Hungary’s commercial LNG agreement with global energy company Shell during today’s Budapest LNG...
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.