Trading volume on North Macedonia’s day-ahead market rose in October as the average market-clearing price jumped 49.3% from September. Tighter regional conditions lifted wholesale power costs across Southeast Europe.
HUPX day-ahead trading volume increased in October as average baseload prices rose 36.8% from September. Intraday continuous trading also expanded, while membership grew in the day-ahead segment.
Romania’s day-ahead electricity price rose sharply in October as traded volume remained below its year-earlier level. Transaction value increased faster than volume, reflecting the higher price environment.
IBEX day-ahead trading volume rose 23.2% year on year in October, while the baseload average climbed around 40% from September. High prices continued into early November.
Day-ahead prices across most Southeast European markets fell on November 6 but remained above Germany and Italy. Regional net imports declined, while forecast solar generation increased.
Ahold Delhaize agreed to buy the equivalent of 370 GWh of electricity annually under a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement linked to two Romanian renewable projects. The deal combines corporate offtake with projects that have contracts-for-difference support.
MOL and MOL Serbia can continue preparatory work on a potential purchase of the Russian-owned stake in Serbia’s NIS until February 28, 2027. A separate U.S. authorization is still required to transfer ownership.
North Macedonia’s first guarantees-of-origin auction sold 34,000 wind certificates at an average of €0.35 per unit. The sale adds price discovery to the country’s administrative framework for renewable certificates.
Bulgaria’s reported operating battery fleet reached 6.23 GW of power and more than 19 GWh of energy by late October, as storage becomes a core part of its power system. EBRD and Raiffeisen are providing €60 million in debt financing for a new 246 MW battery at Tenevo.
About 220 hours of negative electricity prices in Croatia during the first half of 2026 are sharpening the commercial case for storage. AdriaFlex is seeking partners for 170 MW of standalone battery projects, while wpd plans to add a battery to a repowered wind farm.
Romania’s Energy Ministry proposes keeping mandatory producer and supplier trading quotas through December 31, 2027, then ending them. The change could affect exchange-listed forward volumes, hedging options and procurement strategies.
Romania’s first published grid-capacity allocation schedule puts an explicit price on future network access, with no capacity available before 2032 under the relevant table. Secure connection rights are becoming more consequential for renewable-project valuations and financing across Southeast Europe.
