Tag Archives: battery storage
Negative prices, battery storage and cross-border flows push Serbia into a new power market cycle
Serbia’s electricity market entered a structurally different phase during CW21 as negative pricing, renewable volatility, cross-border balancing pressure and battery-storage expansion began reshaping how power is…
Montenegro’s energy shift turns renewables and storage into an industrial strategy
Montenegro is moving from a hydropower-and-coal system toward a model built on solar, wind, battery storage and grid modernization. The change is driven by Europe’s decarbonization…
Financing the flexibility race in South-East Europe: the merchant-vs-regulated storage showdown
As battery energy storage expands across Serbia, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria, investors are split over whether projects should rely on volatile merchant revenues or on regulated,…
Battery storage financing accelerates across South-East Europe as markets turn volatile
Across Serbia, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria, battery storage is moving from a marginal add-on to a core infrastructure bet. Financing is shifting toward merchant-style economics as…
April reshapes Southeast Europe power pricing as solar grows and flexibility lags
In April, solar became the dominant short-term driver of price formation in Southeast Europe, pushing midday oversupply and compressing spot spreads. But limited storage and weaker…
Hidroelectrica wins €8.7 million Modernization Fund grant for 64 MW/256 MWh battery storage at Porțile de Fier II
Hidroelectrica has signed a €8.7 million grant agreement under the EU’s Modernization Fund to help finance a new 64 MW/256 MWh battery storage project at Porțile…
Montenegro’s grid shift puts battery storage and flexibility markets on the agenda
As Montenegro increases solar and wind generation, the power system is moving toward a more complex balancing challenge. Battery storage is emerging as a practical tool,…
Volatility lifts battery storage revenues in South-East Europe, but regulatory and market design risks persist
Persistent swings in South-East European power prices are expanding the revenue stack for BESS, with intraday arbitrage increasingly complemented by balancing and peak-scarcity capture. Still, evolving…
BESS turns into the region’s new balancing layer: how arbitrage, ancillary services and financing shape returns in South-East Europe
Battery energy storage is moving from pilot projects to grid-critical infrastructure across South-East Europe, with intraday spreads in markets such as Greece (HEnEx) and Romania (OPCOM)…
HEP readies Sukosan solar-plus-storage near Zadar, adding capacity and grid support
Croatian utility HEP is moving forward with the Sukosan project near Zadar: a large solar power plant paired with battery energy storage, alongside a new 110/33…