A trader’s guide to interpreting SEE spreads operationally: The real mechanics behind price divergence

Understanding South-East European electricity spreads requires abandoning the classical frameworks used in Western Europe and adopting a system-behavioural perspective. SEE is not a price zone arrangement. It is a network of bottlenecks, delays, surpluses, deficits, hydro modulation, balancing scarcity, renewable surges, and political infrastructure inertia. Spreads are the language the grid uses to express stress. […]

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How traders read South-East Europe: spreads, volatility pockets and the new physics of electricity trading

Electricity trading in South-East Europe has shifted from a predictable peripheral activity into one of the most volatile and complex segments of the European power market. The region that once moved in the shadow of Central Europe now generates some of the most dramatic intraday swings, deepest cross-border spreads and sharpest structural divergences visible on

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South-East Europe 2026–2030: Three futures for interconnections, balancing energy, renewable integration and cross-border price formation

The South-East European electricity system is entering a period in which the pace of renewable penetration, the rigidity of transmission assets and the volatility of balancing markets collide with growing continental interdependence. The region sits between two gravitational forces: a European Union accelerating its market integration and flexibility requirements, and a Balkan electricity landscape still

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Balancing energy in South-East Europe: The silent mechanism shaping renewable expansion and cross-border market behaviour

The future of electricity markets in South-East Europe will not be determined by base energy alone. It will be determined by balancing energy: the real-time buffer that absorbs renewable volatility, stabilises system frequency and determines the value of each megawatt that crosses a border. As the region accelerates into a renewable era, balancing markets have

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Europe: Natural gas prices near multi-year lows amid EU agreement to phase out Russian gas

European natural gas prices continued their downward trend heading into mid-December 2025, nearing €27/MWh, marking a new low since April 2024. This follows a decline of more than 7% in November, extending the year-to-date drop to around 45% and a fall of over 90% from the record highs reached during the 2022 energy crisis. TTF

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SEE electricity markets Week 49 2025: Mixed price trends, rising demand and shifts in generation mix

During Week 49 of 2025, electricity prices across Southeast Europe (SEE) showed a mixed performance, rising in five of the eight SEE countries despite lower TTF gas futures, while the remaining SEE markets recorded moderate declines. Except for Türkiye, all SEE markets posted weekly average prices above €120/MWh, bringing the regional average to around €128/MWh.

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Romania grants OMV Petrom and Romgaz two-year extension for Neptun Deep exploration

Romania has granted OMV Petrom and Romgaz a two-year extension for exploration activities in the Neptun Deep offshore block, moving the deadline to November 2027 while keeping the overall concession period unchanged through 2045. The extension allows the partners additional time to complete their exploration commitments, including a new deep-water drilling campaign. As part of

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Romania: Premier Energy plans new gas-fired balancing plant to support renewables

Premier Energy has announced plans to expand its flexible generation assets during its latest investor call. The company is preparing to build a 20 MW gas-fired cogeneration and balancing plant in Braila, while also assessing a second potential site elsewhere in Romania. The new facilities aim to support and stabilize Premier Energy’s growing renewable energy

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Montenegro launches €11 million tender to build mandatory oil reserves

The Montenegrin Hydrocarbons Administration has issued a tender worth 11 million euros for the purchase of 16,500 metric tons (approximately 19.6 million liters) of fuel to initiate the country’s mandatory oil reserves. The tender calls for EN 590-grade diesel with strict conditions: it must be produced after 21 January 2026 and cannot be derived from

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Croatia: Oil company INA confirms new Northern Adriatic gas reserves boosting domestic production

Croatian oil company INA has confirmed new natural gas reserves in the Northern Adriatic development area, a discovery that could significantly strengthen Croatia’s domestic gas output. The find follows the drilling of the first of two planned development wells from the existing IKA-A production platform, using CROSCO’s Labin jack-up rig. Drilling of the IKA A-1

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