Trading
ALPEX sees March power trading value rise as volumes fall in Albania and Kosovo day-ahead market
Albania’s ALPEX reported 165.32 GWh of day-ahead electricity traded in March 2026, down 16.3% from February but up sharply versus March 2025. Transaction value increased to…
CBAM reshuffles Southeast Europe’s electricity trade routes, cutting Western Balkans transit role
In Q1 2026, scheduled cross-border power exchanges between the Western Balkans and the EU fell sharply as CBAM-related uncertainty discouraged transit-based trading. The shift boosted low-carbon…
CBAM’s early impact in Southeast Europe: a measurable split between low-carbon and coal-heavy power exporters
In Q1 2026, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is already reshaping electricity competitiveness across Southeast Europe by applying default carbon costs to imports. The…
Hydro surge in Q1 2026 distorted Southeast Europe power prices—and complicated CBAM-driven exports
One of the region’s most hydrologically favourable quarters in recent years pushed hydro output sharply higher across Southeast Europe, driving Western Balkan day-ahead prices down. But…
CBAM’s carbon cost pass-through is reshaping electricity price formation across Southeast Europe
In Q1 2026, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism began embedding EU ETS-linked carbon costs into cross-border electricity transactions, changing how marginal prices are set across interconnected…
CBAM upends arbitrage across Southeast Europe’s power borders, reshaping trade and investment incentives
As the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters its definitive phase in 2026, carbon costs are increasingly absorbing the price spreads that once made cross-border electricity…
SEE power prices slide in Week 17 as renewables surge, but firmer gas limits downside
South-East European power day-ahead prices fell sharply in Week 17 (20–26 April) as renewable output rose and demand weakened. Gas markets firmed on renewed geopolitical risk,…
SEE daily trading analysis: 29 April 2026 prices reset higher as imports and demand tighten the balance
South-east Europe’s day-ahead market opened with a bullish reset on 29 April, driven less by fuel costs than by a tighter regional supply-demand balance. Colder weather,…
European power prices ease in late April as demand softens and renewables lift supply
Across most major European electricity markets, weekly prices fell in the fourth week of April as lower demand and stronger wind and solar output weighed on…
Europe power demand slips week-on-week as warmer weather and May Day holidays curb consumption
Electricity demand fell across most major European markets during the week of April 20, led by the UK’s 5.9% drop. Forecasts for the week of April…