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US Ex-Im financing set to back Romania’s Cernavodă Units 3 and 4 expansion
The US Export-Import Bank is preparing to finalize a financing agreement with EnergoNuclear, aiming to support Romania’s long-awaited construction of Cernavodă Units 3 and 4. The…
Romania’s early-2026 power balance shows demand softness, but supply growth led by hydropower and wind
Romania’s electricity consumption fell slightly in the first two months of 2026, while total generation rose sharply. Hydropower and wind drove the increase as exports climbed…
Montenegro approves dual financing for EPCG: hydropower upgrades plus liability restructuring
Montenegro’s government has approved a financing package for state utility EPCG that pairs a KfW-backed credit line for hydropower modernization with a separate facility to refinance…
EU carbon border mechanism hits EPCG as Montenegro stays tied to coal
Montenegro’s power utility EPCG reported losses of about €13 million in the first quarter after the EU carbon border mechanism began affecting electricity generated from carbon-intensive…
Hungary’s incoming leadership signals fuel price caps will continue
Peter Magyar, the incoming prime minister of Hungary, said petrol and diesel price caps are expected to remain in place after the new Government takes office.…
Croatia prolongs gas bill subsidies through September 2026 to cushion household costs
Croatia has extended a government gas subsidy scheme to limit the impact of higher energy prices on households, with support running until the end of September…
Extended Vertical Gas Corridor extends special capacity products to support Greek-to-Ukraine flows
The Vertical Gas Corridor has been reinforced by extending special capacity products, allowing natural gas to continue moving from Greece to Ukraine via designated routes through…
Market News Roundup CW16
19/04/2026 Solar expansion accelerates but grid constraints limit immediate crisis impact 19/04/2026 Electricity systems under stress as fuel volatility rewrites power market economics 19/04/2026 Physical oil…
Solar’s fast rollout in Europe meets a hard limit: grid and integration bottlenecks
Solar deployment across Europe and Southeast Europe is accelerating, but its ability to ease short-term power stress is constrained by weather-dependent output, gas-fired balancing needs, and…
Fuel volatility is rewriting Europe’s power-market price logic, raising resilience stakes for investors
Europe’s electricity markets are shifting away from the long-standing marginal-cost pricing model as fuel scarcity and higher system-balancing costs increasingly drive price formation. The change is…