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The Trans-Balkan Corridor: Infrastructure as the test of SEE’s electricity future

Infrastructure embodies intent. In South-East Europe, few projects illustrate that better than the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor. Beyond cables and substations, it represents an attempt to step out of the region’s chronic fragmentation and build a backbone capable of supporting a modern electricity economy. Its strategic value is straightforward: stronger transmission means stronger markets. With greater […]

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CBAM raises new questions for Western Balkans electricity trade with the EU

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism did not emerge from an environmental bureaucracy; it emerged from the heart of Europe’s industrial survival strategy. It is designed to prevent carbon leakage, protect European manufacturing and enforce a consistent climate discipline across competitive landscapes. Yet its implications extend beyond steel, cement and aluminium — they now reach directly

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EU deadline looms as SEE struggles to meet 70% cross-zonal capacity rule

Europe rarely enforces strict deadlines without deeper strategic intent. The requirement for European markets to make 70 percent of cross-zonal capacity available for trade by the end of 2025 is not an academic compliance exercise; it is an economic mechanism designed to reshape how electricity behaves across borders. For South-East Europe, meeting this rule is

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SEE power markets still exposed to price spikes as cross-border integration lags

South-East Europe remains one of the most structurally vulnerable electricity markets in Europe, not because it lacks generation potential or geography, but because of institutional latency, infrastructural bottlenecks and incomplete integration into the broader European market framework. Over the past decade, the region has repeatedly demonstrated a paradox: it is simultaneously a territory of opportunity

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North Macedonia declares electricity supply crisis amid fuel disruptions from Greece

The Government of North Macedonia has approved the declaration of a crisis situation in the electricity supply system nationwide, following disruptions in fuel procurement caused by protests in neighboring Greece. The decision was made during a Government session based on a proposal from the national crisis management coordination body, which determined that electricity producers are

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republic of Srpska households to face 10% higher electricity bills from February 2026

Households in the Republic of Srpska (RS) will see higher electricity bills from 1 February 2026, following a decision by the energy regulator to adjust regulated charges. According to the head of the RS Regulatory Commission for Energy (RERS), residential consumers will face a 10% increase. The price adjustment will also affect businesses, though to

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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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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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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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