For industrial power buyers in Serbia, green electricity is no longer a branding add-on or a sustainability slogan. By 2025–2026, it has become a regulated, auditable, and increasingly scrutinised component of procurement strategy. Understanding what “green power” actually means in Serbia, how its origin is proven, and where the risks lie is essential not only […]
For a power buyer in Serbia, a Contract for Difference is not an abstract financial derivative imported from mature Western European markets. It is a practical response to the structural realities of the local electricity system. By 2025 and moving into 2026, Serbian industrial consumers, utilities, and large commercial buyers increasingly turned to CfDs not
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Slovenia’s only pump-storage hydropower facility is set for a significant technical upgrade after Soske Elektrarne Nova Gorica (SENG), a subsidiary of HSE, finalized an agreement with Japan’s Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro Corporation (HM Hydro) to refurbish the generator at the Avce plant. The modernization works are scheduled to begin in 2027 and are expected to take
A large solar power plant in southern Romania has taken its final regulatory step toward commissioning after receiving a commercial operating license from the national energy regulator. The 135 MW project, located in the Oltenia region, is backed by a shareholder structure led by Chinese state-owned energy group China Huadian. With this license in place,
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic stated that the planned transaction between Hungarian MOL and Russian GazpromNeft over the sale of a majority stake in Serbian NIS is expected to have a positive short-term impact on the pipeline operator JANAF. However, he cautioned that the longer-term effects remain uncertain and will require ongoing dialogue with MOL
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HROTE, ENNA Next, and INA announce new Guarantees of Origin (GOs) auctions scheduled for 28 January 2026. The auctions will feature GOs from wind, solar, and biogas sources. HROTE will offer a total of 208,744 guarantees of origin for electricity produced under the incentive system on CROPEX’s IT trading platform, specifically: ENNA Next will sell
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Recent rainfall has significantly improved hydrological conditions at the Bileca lake, lifting water levels well above planned benchmarks and strengthening expectations for solid electricity production this year. The reservoir now stands four meters higher than projected, creating favorable conditions for hydropower output. According to officials from “Hidroelektrane na Trebisnjici” (HET), the year has started on
Competitiveness in South-East Europe’s energy-intensive economy is no longer determined by average electricity prices or by the headline cost of fuels. It is determined by how systems behave under stress, and by which countries, companies, and sites can absorb that stress without catastrophic price outcomes. In that environment, gas remains the decisive variable—not because it dominates
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Carbon convergence across Europe is widely framed as a force that will marginalise gas over time. In South-East Europe, the opposite effect dominates the medium-term reality. As carbon costs rise and coal and lignite exit faster than grids and flexibility can be rebuilt, gas becomes more important to price formation, system stability, and volatility management—not because it
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In South-East Europe, most of the meaningful volatility is not created in outright gas markets or in flat power positions. It is created at the interface between gas and electricity, in the narrow set of hours when fuel deliverability, power system constraints, and market design collide. Traders and industrial buyers who focus on average prices or
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