During Week 50 of 2025, electricity prices across Southeast Europe (SEE) eased, with two-digit weekly declines observed in all SEE markets, except Türkiye. Despite these weekly drops, several markets recorded daily prices above €100/MWh, resulting in a regional average of approximately €112/MWh. Prices started the week at elevated levels, peaked on Wednesday, December 10, and […]
Slovenian energy company Petrol has voiced dissatisfaction with the Government’s decision to maintain the current fuel price regulation system across all filling stations and indicated it will increasingly focus its development efforts on markets with more predictable regulatory conditions in the region. The Government recently adopted a new decree extending the existing pricing mechanism for
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,
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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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
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%),
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
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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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
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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