Serbia maintains top ranking in Energy Community Report 2025 with strong decarbonization progress

Serbia has maintained a high position in the Energy Community Secretariat’s Annual Implementation Report 2025, following last year’s second-place finish, thanks to significant progress in decarbonization and electricity market reforms. Moldova once again topped the ranking, securing first place for the second consecutive year with an overall implementation score of 74%. During the reporting period, […]

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Hungary adds over 1 GW of solar in 2025, launches major energy storage support programs

According to the Energy Ministry, Hungary added just over 1,030 MW of new solar generation capacity in 2025 by early December, continuing a streak of annual growth above the 1 GW mark. Since first crossing that threshold in 2022, the country has consistently expanded its solar fleet at a similar pace each year. The total

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Hungary: HUPX electricity prices rise in November 2025 as day-ahead volume hits 2.76 million MWh

The average electricity price on the day-ahead market (DAM) of the Hungarian energy exchange HUPX reached 124.35 euros/MWh in November 2025, up 2% from October, when the average baseload price was 122.09 euros/MWh. The average peak price on HUPX DAM rose more sharply, reaching 142.28 euros/MWh, a 10% increase compared to October. Traded volume on

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Croatia: Electricity production drops 16.6% in October 2025 as imports rise and renewables hold steady

According to short-term energy statistics published by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, net electricity production in Croatia in October 2025 reached 1,097 GWh, marking a 16.6% decline compared to October 2024, when production amounted to 1,315 GWh. During October, hydropower plants generated 222 GWh (20.2% of total production), thermal power plants produced 379 GWh (34.5%),

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Bulgaria: NPP Kozloduy Unit 6 restarts after technical maintenance, gradual ramp-up underway

Electricity generation at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power plant has been fully restored after unit 6 was reconnected to the national grid this morning, shortly before 11:00. The reactor had been taken offline on 15 December due to a technical issue in a safety-related component located outside the nuclear section of the unit. The problem involved

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Bulgaria: Electricity production rises 6% in 2025 as renewables gain ground

Bulgaria’s electricity production grew by 6.07% in 2025, reaching 38.13 TWh, according to data from the Bulgarian electricity transmission system operator ESO. Electricity consumption also rose by 4.81% over the same period, totaling 36.52 TWh, resulting in net electricity exports of 1.61 TWh for the year. Baseload power plants, including coal and nuclear, produced a

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Europe: EU renewable energy hits nearly 50% of electricity production as solar and wind lead growth

Nearly half of the electricity produced across the European Union now comes from renewable sources, marking another step forward in the bloc’s energy transition. During the third quarter of 2025, clean energy accounted for 49.3% of net electricity generation, improving on the 47.5% recorded in the same period last year, according to Eurostat data. The

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Region: Hungary leads EU in Russian gas imports as TurkStream flows rise in 2025

Hungary significantly increased its import of Russian natural gas in 2025, strengthening its position as the leading importer among European Union member states. According to Eurostat data covering the period from January to October, Hungarian purchases grew by around 15% compared with the previous year. In value terms, Hungary ranked first among EU buyers of

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Why SEE industry buys electricity from systems it does not control

For most industrial buyers in South-East Europe, electricity procurement still feels like a domestic decision. Contracts are signed locally. Power is delivered locally. Bills are paid locally. Yet the behaviour of electricity prices no longer reflects local conditions in any meaningful way. Industrial buyers across SEE increasingly purchase electricity from systems they neither see nor

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Cross-border flows and directionality: How interconnectors turned into volatility transmission lines

Cross-border interconnections in South-East Europe were built to improve security of supply, smooth local imbalances, and enable regional trade. For years, they largely fulfilled that role. Flows were slow, predictable, and stabilising. Imports covered outages. Exports absorbed surplus. Price differentials narrowed gradually. That function has changed. In today’s SEE power system, interconnectors no longer primarily

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