Electricity
Serbia’s infrastructure convergence accelerates as battery storage links solar, data centres and fibre networks
Serbia’s planned 1 GW solar programme paired with roughly €1.9bn of state-supported BESS financing is reshaping the country’s power market by adding dispatchability to renewables. That…
Greece’s 2025 power prices tick up as exports rise and renewables gain share
Greek day-ahead electricity prices averaged 103.6 euros/MWh in 2025, a moderate year-on-year increase, as exports improved and renewable-linked volumes grew. The market stayed cheaper than several…
Montenegro’s 2025 power gap: hydropower weakness and Pljevlja outage squeeze supply
Montenegro generated 3,373 GWh of electricity in 2025 against gross consumption of 3,410.71 GWh, leaving a persistent shortfall driven by weaker hydrology and an eight-month outage…
North Macedonia restarts Albania electricity link project to strengthen regional power security
North Macedonia’s transmission system operator MEPSO has relaunched the long-delayed 400 kV electricity interconnection with Albania after selecting a new path forward. The restart includes new…
Serbia’s 2026 wind-and-solar build underscores how grid limits are reshaping the energy transition in South-East Europe
Serbia plans to add 237 MW of wind and solar capacity in 2026, a relatively small figure that nonetheless highlights a larger regional reality: new renewables…
MVM majority control of Južna Bačka shifts Serbia’s EPC balance toward generation and distribution as EPS awards build a €160m pipeline
After MVM increased its stake in Energotehnika Južna Bačka to majority control between July and September 2025, the contractor quickly moved into larger EPS-linked work—most notably…
CBAM reshapes electricity demand in South-East Europe by turning power into a measurable export cost
With the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism now in its definitive phase, electricity used inside industrial plants is increasingly treated as part of the carbon cost…
SEEPEX March 2026: day-ahead volumes rise, prices jump—what it signals for Serbia’s power market
In March 2026, SEEPEX recorded 447,933 MWh of electricity traded on its Serbian day-ahead market, up 10.5% from February. Prices also moved higher, with the average…
Bulgaria’s January energy data: power output and gas demand surge month-on-month, with annual trends diverging
Bulgaria’s electricity production rose 12.3% in January 2026 to 4,126 GWh, while consumption climbed 12.5% to 4,015 GWh. Natural gas use increased 14.3% to 359 million…
Elektrokrajina seeks €38 million EBRD financing to modernize Bosnia’s power distribution and refinance debt
Bosnian distributor Elektrokrajina plans to request a €38 million loan from the EBRD to upgrade its distribution network and refinance part of existing liabilities, subject to…