Albania expands liberalized electricity market with 6 kV consumers gaining choice from January 2026

Albania is set to expand its liberalized electricity market, with consumers connected to the 6 kV network able to choose their own suppliers starting 1 January 2026. The announcement was made by the national energy regulator ERE, which urged affected users to begin preparing for the transition. Under the new rules, customers must negotiate supply […]

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Europe: Vertical Gas Corridor faces setback as January capacity auctions fail to attract bidders

Efforts to transport natural gas to Ukraine via the Vertical Gas Corridor faced a setback after all three capacity auctions for January concluded without a single bidder. This outcome raises fresh doubts about the commercial readiness of the corridor and its ability to compete with alternative supply routes. The auctions, held simultaneously, covered three distinct

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European gas market Week 51: Prices edge higher amid supply stability and colder weather forecasts

During Week 51 of 2025, Dutch gas prices posted modest gains, but the market is largely expected to trade sideways, as rising demand from colder weather can be easily met by both pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries. TTF gas futures on the ICE market for January 2026 delivery traded higher compared to Week

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SEE electricity market Week 51: Prices surge amid higher demand and renewables drop

During Week 51 of 2025, electricity prices across Southeast Europe (SEE) rose sharply, registering double-digit increases in all markets except Italy and Türkiye. The surge was attributed to higher electricity demand and slightly elevated TTF gas futures compared to the previous week. Most SEE markets posted daily prices above €100/MWh, except Türkiye, resulting in a

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Srbijagas – Between stability and missed reforms

Srbijagas has been one of Serbia’s most critical state energy companies in recent years — surrounded by vast promises, political declarations, strategic ambitions and public expectations. It promised financial reform, transparency, infrastructure expansion, supply security, diversification, development of gas power generation and transformation into a modern, EU-aligned market entity. The real outcome sits between achievement

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EPS – Between promises and reality

Elektroprivreda Srbije has in the past several years lived through a turbulent period full of major promises, political announcements, strategic plans and serious challenges. EPS promised modernization, increased production, stable supply, energy transition, investment in new capacities, better environmental performance and financial stability. At the same time, Serbia confronted a European energy crisis, climate pressure,

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EMS – What was promised, done and what remains unfinished

Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) has in recent years constantly stood at the center of energy debates, strategic announcements and major promises about modernization, European integration, support for renewables and strengthening system stability. At the same time, Serbia has entered a period of energy transition, growth of wind farms, increasing market demands and pressure to lift its

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Three pillars of Serbia’s energy: Stability achieved, but the future still unbuilt

Serbia’s energy system rests on three powerful institutions: EMS, EPS and Srbijagas. Together, they are not merely companies. They are infrastructure, macroeconomics, social stability, development policy, geopolitical positioning and a long-term national security instrument. EMS keeps the heart beating by ensuring power stays flowing through the veins of the country. EPS produces the electricity that

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Nuclear energy as a generational responsibility: Serbia cannot make a serious decision without experts, knowledge, and strong institutions

Today, nuclear energy is often mentioned in Serbia as if it were a simple technical solution to our energy challenges. In public debate it is presented almost like an infrastructure procurement issue: build a plant, secure electricity, problem solved. It is a state strategy spanning at least three decades, demanding knowledge, trained people, institutions, planning

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The physics of balance: How nuclear energy reshapes renewable power in the regional grid

Balancing in Southeast Europe today is an uneasy choreography. Hydro reservoirs rise and fall with unpredictable weather. Wind output swings quickly with pressure systems. Solar rises predictably in shape but not always in absolute production due to seasonal and meteorological variation. Coal provides inertia but increasingly struggles with emissions costs, regulatory tightening and aging infrastructure.

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