Tag Archives: electricity system
Hydropower’s stabilizing role in Southeast Europe is fading as export economics deteriorate
Hydro still generates, but its value for Southeast Europe’s exporters is weakening. In Montenegro, CBAM-related effects cut export revenues by about €13 million in the first…
Montenegro’s Adriatic energy corridor: from hydro-and-coal stability to renewable flexibility
Montenegro’s electricity system is moving beyond its long-standing hydro and coal model toward a wind- and solar-led market increasingly tied to wider European power flows. The…
EPCG after coal: Montenegro’s renewable transition hinges on building a flexibility business
As Montenegro expands wind, solar and storage, the country’s power system increasingly depends on how EPCG adapts over the next decade. The utility’s future value is…
Hydropower’s role in South-East Europe grows as modernization and expansion pick up
Hydropower is sustaining electricity system stability across South-East Europe, supplying dispatchable flexibility as intermittent renewables rise. Recent projects—from Romania’s Iron Gates I upgrades to Albania’s grid…
South-East Europe’s solar buildout accelerates, but grid limits and midday price swings are reshaping investment priorities
Solar is now a major driver of South-East Europe’s power mix, with April 2026 data showing rising output even as demand softened seasonally. But as midday…
SEE balancing markets gather momentum as renewables raise flexibility needs
As solar and wind penetration increases across South-East Europe, system operators are leaning more on balancing services to keep supply and demand in real time. The…
Serbia’s grid geography turns into regional leverage as South-East Europe grapples with congestion
Serbia sits at the crossroads of major north-south and east-west power corridors, where physical bottlenecks translate into persistent price spreads across multiple markets. As renewable output…
Wind gusts buffet northern Slovenia’s grid, but cross-border power flows hold
Gusts of up to 150 km/h disrupted parts of northern Slovenia’s electricity system and took two links with Croatia out of service. ELES said supply remained…
In South-East Europe, the power grid is increasingly a driver of returns
South-East Europe’s pricing is being shaped less by fuel choices and more by transmission constraints, with congestion driving persistent spreads and monetised “scarcity” revenues. For developers…
South-East Europe’s grid is increasingly a pricing engine—raising the stakes for projects and financing
As South-East Europe adds generation faster than transmission, the region’s 400 kV network is increasingly determining where power can flow—and therefore how prices diverge. Congestion rents…