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Southeast European prices top roughly €330/MWh at evening peaks

Recurring evening electricity price peaks strengthened the case for flexible generation, demand response and storage across Southeast Europe. The weekly data do not establish project returns.

Greece lifts net power exports 52.83% to 208.38 GWh

Greece increased net electricity exports by 52.83% in the week to 1 November, while remaining the lowest-priced of seven major regional power markets tracked by IENE. Its average day-ahead price rose but stayed below those in Romania and Italy.

Greece LNG inflows jump 35.9% as regional volumes rise

Serbia power prices reach nearly €287/MWh, sharpening buyer risks

Croatia day-ahead prices rise 14.30% to nearly €271/MWh

European gas futures top €100/MWh, raising Southeast Europe winter risks

Western Balkan-EU power exchanges fall 17.8% as day-ahead trade grows

CBAM evidence gap puts 130 MW wind project at €8.9 million risk

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Southeast European prices top roughly €330/MWh at evening peaks

Recurring evening electricity price peaks strengthened the case for flexible generation, demand response and storage across Southeast Europe. The weekly data do not establish project returns.

Greece lifts net power exports 52.83% to 208.38 GWh

Greece increased net electricity exports by 52.83% in the week to 1 November, while remaining the lowest-priced of seven major regional power markets tracked by IENE. Its average day-ahead price rose but stayed below those in Romania and Italy.

Western Balkan-EU power exchanges fall 17.8% as day-ahead trade grows

Scheduled electricity exchanges between the Western Balkans Six and neighbouring EU markets fell 17.8% in January–September 2026, while regional day-ahead trading rose 26.7% year on year in the third quarter. The Energy Community Secretariat’s assessment records lower cross-border flows as carbon costs and conditions become more relevant to trade with the European Union.

CBAM evidence gap puts 130 MW wind project at €8.9 million risk

Western Balkan renewable generators must meet contractual, network, timing and verification requirements to qualify electricity exports for actual-emissions treatment under the EU’s CBAM. The Energy Community Secretariat modelled €8.9 million in opportunity costs over six months for a 130 MW wind project unable to access higher-priced EU markets.
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CBAM evidence gap puts 130 MW wind project at €8.9 million risk

Western Balkan renewable generators must meet contractual, network, timing and verification requirements to qualify electricity exports for actual-emissions treatment under the EU’s CBAM. The Energy Community Secretariat modelled €8.9 million in opportunity costs over six months for a 130 MW wind project unable to access higher-priced EU markets.

EU power importers face 30 September 2027 CBAM deadline

Energy Community presses CBAM coordination as Balkan power markets integrate

CBAM raises export revenue risk for Western Balkan renewables

Serbia’s 72 MWh Nocaj project highlights storage’s CBAM limits

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Gas

Greece LNG inflows jump 35.9% as regional volumes rise

LNG inflows rose in Greece, Croatia and Italy in the week to November 1 compared with Week 43, while benchmark prices remained elevated. Italy recorded the largest volume, while Greece posted the biggest percentage increase.

European gas futures top €100/MWh, raising Southeast Europe winter risks

Romania Targets 430-MW Iernut Plant Operation by June 2027

Bulgaria sets November gas price at €58.4/MWh, up 32.52%

€1.5 Billion Gas Interconnection Faces Further Delay

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OKTA lifts nine-month profit to more than 34 million euros

OKTA’s net profit in the first nine months of 2026 reached €34.1 million, approximately 4.7 times its profit a year earlier. Sales revenue rose 105% to €953 million, while expenses increased 101% to approximately €891 million.

Hungary targets NIS stake deal by 11 December 2026

OKTA’s nine-month profit rises to €34.1 million

JANAF Raises Nine-Month Profit 5.7% on International Oil Transport

NIS reports €197 million nine-month profit in Serbia

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Western Balkan-EU power exchanges fall 17.8% as day-ahead trade grows

Scheduled electricity exchanges between the Western Balkans Six and neighbouring EU markets fell 17.8% in January–September 2026, while regional day-ahead trading rose 26.7% year on year in the third quarter. The Energy Community Secretariat’s assessment records lower cross-border flows as carbon costs and conditions become more relevant to trade with the European Union.

CBAM evidence gap puts 130 MW wind project at €8.9 million risk

Western Balkan renewable generators must meet contractual, network, timing and verification requirements to qualify electricity exports for actual-emissions treatment under the EU’s CBAM. The Energy Community Secretariat modelled €8.9 million in opportunity costs over six months for a 130 MW wind project unable to access higher-priced EU markets.

EU power importers face 30 September 2027 CBAM deadline

EU electricity importers must declare embedded emissions and surrender CBAM certificates for power imported in 2026 by 30 September 2027. Certificate purchases begin in February 2027, bringing emissions evidence and cost allocation into focus for cross-border electricity contracts.

Energy Community presses CBAM coordination as Balkan power markets integrate

The Energy Community Secretariat urged closer coordination between Western Balkan electricity market integration and EU carbon-border rules. It warned that misaligned arrangements could deter renewable investment and divide EU and non-EU electricity markets.

CBAM raises export revenue risk for Western Balkan renewables

CBAM may make Western Balkan renewable-project revenues from EU electricity exports depend on proving actual emissions or facing default treatment. The distinction could affect export prices, cash flow and lenders’ revenue forecasts in Serbia, Montenegro and the wider region.

Croatia’s 500 MW storage target contrasts with 66 MW operating base

Croatia’s framework points to 500 MW / 1,000 MWh of additional storage by 2028, compared with estimated operating capacity of about 66 MW in 2026. Uncertain tariffs, grid-connection rules and revenue conditions remain obstacles to project bankability.

Bulgaria’s battery fleet tops 6 GW as solar feeds storage

Storage operators across Southeast Europe are increasingly buying solar-heavy midday electricity and shifting it for sale later. Bulgaria leads the trend, while Serbia has begun recording negative day-ahead prices.

Bulgaria battery fleet tops 6.2 GW as trading adds time

Battery storage is adding a timing dimension to Southeast European power trading, making traders weigh when to sell alongside where to sell and battery state of charge. Regional storage includes more than 6.2 GW of power in Bulgaria and newly commissioned batteries in Greece.
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Serbia’s 72 MWh Nocaj project highlights storage’s CBAM limits

Battery storage can make renewable electricity more usable and predictable for Serbian exporters, improving the commercial case for clean power. It does not reduce embedded emissions by itself or replace CBAM evidence and methodology requirements.

Serbia’s 2 GW battery pipeline tests first-project financing

Around 2 GW of battery storage connection agreements were reported in Serbia in 2026, but the first standalone projects still need to establish a local financing template. EMS requires construction guarantees before transmission-connected projects can advance to connection contracts.

Serbia’s around 2 GW battery pipeline may pressure arbitrage returns

Serbia’s strongest battery-storage projects are expected to combine trading, balancing, renewable firming and industrial supply. Around 2 GW of reported connection agreements could intensify competition in simple electricity arbitrage if projects reach operation.

Serbia’s 270 MWp Nocaj project reaches ready-to-build with 72 MWh battery

Fortis Energy's ready-to-build Nocaj project in Serbia combines 270 MWp of solar capacity with 72 MWh of battery storage and targets commercial operation in the second quarter of 2028. Storage could help shape renewable power purchase agreements for industrial buyers, while the battery can shift only a fraction of the plant's daily output.

Serbia’s 1,027 MW import need highlights battery storage value

Serbia’s forecast power balance on 15 October required about 1,027 MW of net imports, while SEEPEX recorded a price of 368.6 €/MWh at hour 20. Battery storage could reduce exposure to the most expensive deficit hours and improve trading flexibility, but would not eliminate the energy shortfall or import dependence.

Serbian industry weighs batteries as SEEPEX reaches EUR 368.6/MWh

Serbian industrial companies are weighing battery ownership against buying flexibility as a service after a SEEPEX day-ahead price peak. The choice depends on whether factory-specific savings or market optimisation provides most of a battery’s value.

Serbia’s 2 GW battery pipeline faces bankability test

Around 2 GW of battery projects in Serbia had signed grid-connection agreements in September 2026. Financing conditions and revenue certainty will determine which projects are built.

Serbia battery projects hinge on grid access, reinforcement costs

Grid access and manageable reinforcement obligations are becoming central to the value and financeability of battery storage projects in Serbia. EMS updated its connection request lists on 4 November 2026, as the project pipeline becomes more active.

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