Hydrogen economics under gas repricing 

Hydrogen has been positioned across South-East Europe as a strategic bridge between energy security, industrial decarbonisation and European integration. National strategies, pilot projects and policy roadmaps have converged around hydrogen as a future-proof solution capable of absorbing surplus renewables, decarbonising heavy industry and anchoring new investment cycles. Yet the ownership exit of Russian oil assets […]

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Refinery by-products: Petcoke, bitumen and construction inflation in South-East Europe

The transfer of ownership of Russian oil assets across South-East Europe has not only changed who controls refineries and fuel retail networks; it has fundamentally altered how a range of secondary energy commodities are priced, supplied and financed. These by-products of refining—petroleum coke, bitumen, sulphur and heavy fuel intermediates—rarely feature in high-level energy debates, yet

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Nuclear fuel and uranium: Europe’s quiet Russian dependency

The ownership exit of Russian oil assets from South-East Europe has sharpened attention on vulnerabilities that were long considered peripheral to the region’s energy debate. Among them, nuclear fuel stands out as the least visible and yet most structurally entrenched dependency. While oil and gas flows dominate political discourse, the nuclear fuel cycle continues to

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Coal and lignite after oil: Hidden subsidy crisis in SEE electricity

The reordering of ownership in South-East Europe’s oil sector has had an effect far beyond fuels and refineries. By forcing oil pricing onto transparent, market-based terms, it has removed a long-standing buffer that masked deeper distortions elsewhere in the energy system. Nowhere is this more evident than in electricity generation based on coal and lignite.

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Gas markets without Russian ownership: Volatility as a structural feature in South-East Europe

The withdrawal of Russian ownership from oil assets across South-East Europe has triggered a deeper and more destabilising shift in the region’s natural gas markets. While oil ownership changes are visible and politically managed, gas has become the silent transmission channel through which volatility, balance-sheet stress and structural dependency now propagate. Unlike oil, gas markets

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Romania plans gradual gas price cap phase-out to ensure market stability

Romanian authorities are preparing a contingency plan for the gas market to ensure a smooth transition when regulated pricing ends, in case unexpected disruptions occur. Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan stated that the government is considering a phased approach to removing the gas price cap rather than eliminating it abruptly. The matter was discussed at a

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North Macedonia: Day-ahead electricity trading rises in December 2025 as prices ease

In December 2025, electricity trading on North Macedonia’s day-ahead market reached a total volume of 118,102.7 MWh, marking a 19.9% increase compared to 98,508 MWh in December 2024. Trading activity also rose 8.2% month-on-month compared to November 2025. The average market-clearing price in December stood at €116.89/MWh, down 3.1% from the previous month, while the

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Hungary: HUPX sees lower December electricity prices amid rising day-ahead volumes

The average electricity price on the day-ahead market (DAM) of HUPX in December 2025 reached €115.88/MWh, down 7% from November, when the average baseload price was €124.35/MWh. The average peak price on the DAM fell 9% to €129.3/MWh. Traded volume on the day-ahead market totaled 3.04 million MWh, marking a 10% increase month-on-month and a

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Greece set to strengthen role as regional gas hub through 2035

Greece is set to play an increasingly important role in regional gas supply over the next decade, according to a new long-term outlook published by the national gas transmission operator DESFA, which analyzes projected gas flows through the country’s transmission network and LNG facilities between 2026 and 2035. DESFA warns that the operating environment for

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Bulgaria launches 202 MW battery storage facility at TPP Maritsa East 3

Bulgaria has expanded its electricity system with the commissioning of a large-scale battery energy storage facility at the Maritsa East energy complex, one of the most significant storage projects in southeastern Europe. The installation was deployed at the site of TPP Maritsa East 3, leveraging existing grid infrastructure in the Stara Zagora region to accelerate

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