Low-carbon electricity from Western Balkan renewable projects will not automatically qualify for actual-emissions treatment under the EU’s CBAM. The Energy Community Secretariat modelled €8.9 million in opportunity costs for a 130 MW wind project over six months if it had to sell locally instead of accessing higher-priced EU markets.
Romania’s expected offshore gas production growth could leave additional supply discounted domestically unless cross-border capacity can move it to higher-priced markets. Capacity constraints could also increase the value of transmission upgrades and create recurring price spreads with Hungary and Serbia.
HEV reported a profit for the first nine months of 2026, while Hidroelektrane na Drini’s consolidated loss widened. The results put cost control, hydrological conditions and asset performance in focus across the Republic of Srpska hydropower fleet.
Romanian households faced 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 rise in household gas prices, at 9.3%.
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A Bulgarian court has upheld a €154,000 environmental penalty against the Bobov Dol coal-fired power plant. The Dupnitsa Regional Court ruled that the Sofia...
Bulgaria has ordered a partial suspension of operations at the Bobov Dol thermal power plant following repeated violations of environmental regulations and permit conditions....
In a significant development for Bulgaria's energy sector, environmental inspectors uncovered serious compliance issues at the Bobov Dol thermal power plant during surprise inspections...
The thermal power plant Bobov Dol in Bulgaria has reported a significant decrease in net profit for 2025, totaling approximately 560,000 euros, a sharp...
Bulgarian thermal power plant Bobov Dol recorded a net profit of approximately 510,000 euros in the first nine months of 2025, a significant decrease...
Greenpeace Bulgaria and the environmental organization For the Earth have filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against four coal-fired power plants in...
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.