SEE Energy News
Renewables-driven swings push Southeast Europe into a new electricity volatility regime
During CW21, Southeast Europe’s power prices shifted away from conventional fuel economics toward renewable intermittency, cross-border balancing and transmission constraints. The week-to-week reversal—followed by renewed price…
Batteries, grid bottlenecks and carbon costs reshape Southeast Europe’s next power investment cycle
Southeast Europe’s electricity transition is moving beyond renewable build-out toward a system where storage, grid capacity and balancing flexibility determine financing and returns. Serbia’s shifting wind…
Southeast Europe’s power market shifts into a volatility-driven trading regime
During CW21, Southeast Europe’s electricity pricing moved away from a coal-and-hydro pattern as wind intermittency, negative-price risk, cross-border balancing constraints and grid bottlenecks increasingly shaped market…
Solar-driven oversupply and grid bottlenecks push Southeast Europe into a new volatility regime
Southeast Europe’s electricity markets are shifting from a renewables-growth story to a flexibility-and-volatility challenge, as solar expansion brings midday oversupply, negative prices and higher balancing swings.…
Rezolv Energy seeks EBRD backing for 315 MW onshore wind farm in Romania
Rezolv Energy, supported by Actis, is in early talks with the EBRD over financing for a planned 315 MW onshore wind project in ConstanČ›a County. A…
Hidroelectrica locks in €188.5 million upgrade for Raul Mare Retezat to recover lost hydropower capacity
Romanian hydropower producer Hidroelectrica has signed a €188.5 million refurbishment deal for the Raul Mare Retezat plant, aiming to restore generation capacity that has been constrained…
North Macedonia’s fuel mix in 2025: diesel leads, imports dominate, and gas remains structurally constrained
Diesel accounted for more than 74% of North Macedonia’s total fuel consumption in 2025, while petrol and fuel oil took smaller shares. The Energy Regulatory Commission…
Bulgaria orders partial shutdown at Bobov Dol coal plant after environmental violations
Bulgarian authorities have ordered a mandatory partial suspension at the Bobov Dol thermal power plant, citing repeated breaches of environmental rules and permit conditions. The measure…
Albania power output jumps in Q1 2026 as hydropower drives exports and demand
INSTAT data show Albania’s electricity production rose to 3,647 GWh in Q1 2026, up 63.2% year-on-year. Exports more than doubled to 1,503 GWh while imports fell…
CBAM’s quiet shift: Southeast Europe’s electricity market starts pricing low-carbon power
As CBAM implementation spreads, Week 20 data across the Balkans showed renewable output rising and thermal generation falling—while industrial buyers increasingly assess electricity through carbon intensity,…