Tag Archives: electricity prices
ACER flags structural weaknesses in southeastern Europe’s power market after 2024 price spike
A summer 2024 surge in electricity prices across southeastern Europe exposed weaknesses in regional grid flexibility and cross-border trading capacity, prompting regulators to seek new safeguards.…
Europe power prices ease in early May as renewables output rises, but forecasts point to a rebound
Electricity prices across major European markets fell in the second week of May, with weekly averages dropping versus the prior period. Renewed wind and solar generation…
Slovenia keeps electricity among Europe’s cheapest as network charges stay unusually low
Households in Slovenia paid the sixth-lowest final electricity tariffs in the EU in 2025, according to an ELES analysis using Eurostat data. The report points to…
Europe power prices jump early May as CO₂ costs, weaker wind and rising demand lift weekly averages
Electricity prices rose across most major European power markets in the first week of May, with weekly averages generally staying above May 1 levels despite a…
Europe power prices rebound late April into early May as gas costs and renewable swings dominate
Most major European electricity markets opened the last week of April with higher prices than a week earlier, after a sharp May 1 drop that quickly…
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…
SEE power prices jump in Week 16 as gas benchmark falls, exposing tighter system conditions
Electricity day-ahead prices rose sharply across most South-East Europe markets in the week of 13–19 April, even as Dutch TTF gas futures fell. The move points…
Europe power prices climb in mid-April as CO₂ costs rise and renewables lag, before a forecasted pullback
Electricity prices across most major European markets hit their highest daily levels early in the third week of April, driven by higher CO₂ allowance costs, weaker…
Power corridors shift South-East Europe’s electricity market from generation to transmission and trading
South-East Europe’s electricity system is being reshaped by rapidly expanding 400 kV cross-border corridors, turning the region into a transit and balancing zone where prices increasingly…
SEE power prices tumble in Week 15 as Easter demand softens and solar output rises
Electricity prices across South East Europe fell sharply in Week 15 of 2026, reversing the prior week’s strength as Orthodox Easter reduced demand and solar generation…