Contracts for Difference in Serbia: How electricity buyers hedge power price risk
For a power buyer in Serbia, a Contract for Difference is not an abstract financial derivative imported from mature Western […]
Slovenia: HPP Avce to undergo major generator upgrade, securing long-term green energy role
Slovenia’s only pump-storage hydropower facility is set for a significant technical upgrade after Soske Elektrarne Nova Gorica (SENG), a subsidiary
Romania: 135 MW Studina solar plant receives commercial license, paving way for market operations
A large solar power plant in southern Romania has taken its final regulatory step toward commissioning after receiving a commercial
Region: MOL-GazpromNeft deal could restore NIS supplies, Rijeka refinery safe for now
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic stated that the planned transaction between Hungarian MOL and Russian GazpromNeft over the sale of
Croatia: HROTE, ENNA Next, INA launch GOs auctions on CROPEX for wind, solar and biogas
HROTE, ENNA Next, and INA announce new Guarantees of Origin (GOs) auctions scheduled for 28 January 2026. The auctions will
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bileca Lake sees strong hydrological recovery boosting 2026 hydropower outlook
Recent rainfall has significantly improved hydrological conditions at the Bileca lake, lifting water levels well above planned benchmarks and strengthening
Why gas still decides competitiveness in South-East Europe
Competitiveness in South-East Europe’s energy-intensive economy is no longer determined by average electricity prices or by the headline cost of
Carbon convergence makes gas more important, not less, in South-East Europe
Carbon convergence across Europe is widely framed as a force that will marginalise gas over time. In South-East Europe, the
Trading the gas–power interface: Where South-East Europe’s volatility is actually made
In South-East Europe, most of the meaningful volatility is not created in outright gas markets or in flat power positions.
Industrial gas contracting in a power-dominated risk environment
Industrial gas contracting in South-East Europe has entered a regime where electricity risk, not gas price risk, is the dominant cost
Gas-fired capacity as regional system insurance and its chronic underpayment problem
Gas-fired generation in South-East Europe no longer earns its keep by running often. It earns it by being there when nothing
When power prices decouple from gas and why it happens in South-East Europe first
In mature power systems, electricity prices tend to track gas costs with reasonable consistency. Gas may not always be marginal,