In Week 25 of 2025, electricity market prices rose sharply across all Southeast European (SEE) countries compared to the previous week, with average prices exceeding €80/MWh. This increase was driven by a rise in gas prices—whose futures reached their highest settlement level since April 3—and by higher demand caused by rising temperatures. The week started […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state-owned power utility, Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH), is advancing the development of the Kovanici hydropower plant, a project valued at approximately 45 million euros. As part of the next steps, the company has issued a tender for a study on property expropriation and real estate valuation within the planned construction zone. The tender
In Week 24 of 2025, electricity market prices declined across all Southeast European (SEE) countries except Italy and Türkiye. Despite ongoing tensions in the Middle East and rising gas prices, European electricity prices have generally decreased recently. This trend was mainly driven by increased renewable energy production and high gas reserve levels. The week started
Montenegro’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore plans to include an international partner in the development of the Komarnica hydropower project. The company cited the experiences of Norway, Austria, and France. The plant, with a proposed capacity of 172 MW, is expected to have an annual production of around 213 GWh. Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG)
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Montenegro’s state-owned power utility, EPCG, is preparing to bring an international partner on board to support the development of the long-delayed Komarnica hydropower plant. Designed to have an installed capacity of 172 megawatts and produce approximately 213 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually, the project is part of EPCG’s broader hydropower expansion strategy. Alongside Komarnica, EPCG is
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The Cluj-Napoca Court of Appeal has issued a temporary suspension of the environmental approval for Hidroelectrica’s Rastolița hydropower project, despite the facility being over 90% complete and scheduled to begin operations in November. The ruling is not yet final and is part of an ongoing legal dispute. Romania’s Minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja, commented on
The Romanian Senate has approved a new legislative measure allowing construction to begin on the long-delayed Tarnita-Lăpuștești pumped-storage hydropower plant without the need for a new feasibility study. This decision is expected to break years of bureaucratic deadlock and accelerate the development of one of Romania’s most significant energy infrastructure projects. The approved amendment to
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Hydropower plants along the Sava river in Slovenia produced just over 1,000 GWh of electricity last year, accounting for slightly more than 20 percent of the country’s total electricity generation. However, this output represents only about one-third of the river’s full energy potential, indicating significant opportunities for further development. The HSE Group, Slovenia’s main electricity
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A subsidiary of the power utility ERS, called Hidroelektrane na Drini, which operates the Visegrad hydropower plant, announced that the plant produced 113.76 GWh of electricity in April 2025. This is 5.4 percent less than the previous month, when electricity generation was 120.21 GWh. In April of the previous year, the plant produced 78.45 GWh
North Macedonia is advancing a large-scale energy investment focused on the development of two hydropower facilities: Cebren and Galiste. The total estimated value of the initiative is between 1.2 and 1.3 billion euros. Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski confirmed that negotiations are ongoing, with the country aiming to finance the construction primarily through a loan from
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