Romania: Electricity consumption slightly down in 2025 amid strong solar growth and rising trade
According to data from the National Institute for Statistics (INS), Romania’s electricity consumption in the first eleven months of 2025 […]
Montenegro: Qair advances 60 MW solar project near Nikšić
A new utility-scale solar project is advancing in western Montenegro after the Environmental Protection Agency launched the environmental approval process
Hungary fast-tracks battery storage to unlock solar power and ease grid strain
Hungary is accelerating the rollout of electricity storage to capture unused solar generation, ease pressure on the power network and
Greece: Gas sector accelerates in 2025 as consumption, exports and LNG flows surge
Data released by DESFA, Greece’s gas transmission system operator, indicate a year of strong momentum for the country’s natural gas
Region: US infrastructure firms eye Southern Gas interconnection linking Croatia and Bosnia
Several US infrastructure companies are exploring potential involvement in the construction of a gas pipeline linking Croatia and Bosnia and
Europe: EU renewables near half of power demand as 2024 marks a structural energy shift
Renewable energy continued to gain ground across the European Union in 2024, with green sources supplying just under half of
Is EPS lagging behind regional power utilities? Execution, not ambition, is the core gap
When measured against its regional peers, Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is increasingly lagging—not in stated ambition, but in execution speed, project scale, and repeatable
Serbia: EPS’s €3.6 billion investment plan reflects reduced ambition and uncertain execution
Serbia’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has revised the scale of its much-publicised investment programme, clarifying that the planned capital envelope
Serbia: MOL’s potential acquisition of NIS retail assets would not monopolize fuel market
Public debate in Serbia over the possible acquisition of Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) retail assets by Hungary’s MOL Group has intensified in
SEE power trading prices in 2026: A fuel-CO₂-hydro model for thermal dispatch, cross-border spreads and coal supply risk
South-East Europe’s 2026 power price formation will be dominated by a three-variable stack that has become more binding than any
SEE thermal power and coal in 2026: A quantified forecast linked to hydro swings, CO₂ pricing, coal mining supply, and regional trading
Thermal power in South-East Europe in 2026 will not be determined by a single “coal versus renewables” narrative. It will
Hydropower in South-East Europe in 2026 with Serbia as the anchor: A quantitative forecast linked to prices, trading and balancing value
Hydropower will be the decisive swing factor for South-East Europe in 2026 because it is simultaneously energy, seasonal storage, and