Why intraday liquidity growth did not reduce long-term power risk
By the end of 2025, South-East Europe could point to an undeniable achievement. Intraday electricity trading volumes across the region […]
What “fully hedged” really meant for SEE industrial buyers in 2025
In boardrooms across South-East Europe, 2025 delivered an uncomfortable realisation. Many industrial consumers entered the year believing their electricity exposure
OPCOM and IBEX: Strong price formation, weak risk absorption
By 2025, Romania and Bulgaria stood out in South-East Europe for one specific reason: they had achieved scale in spot
SEEPEX futures after 2025: Progress without critical mass
The Serbian power market entered 2025 with a sense of momentum. Forward trading volumes had increased sharply, institutional participation had
HUPX as the regional hedge engine: Capabilities, limits and spillovers
By 2025, one market had assumed a role in South-East Europe that extended far beyond its national boundaries. Hungary’s power
The hidden cost of power hedging in SEE: Quantifying basis risk In 2025
By 2025, the most expensive component of power risk management in South-East Europe was no longer outright price risk. It
Why South-East Europe still cannot hedge its own power risk
South-East Europe entered 2025 with a surface-level appearance of market maturity. Day-ahead and intraday trading volumes reached record levels across
Serbia: UAE’s ADNOC enters the EU oil market through NIS as a minority partner of MOL
Hungarian energy major MOL Group and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) are actively involved in negotiations that could reshape the energy landscape
Southeastern Europe in the EU energy security framework: Implications of SWD(2025) 435 for gas, power and regional resilience
The European Commission’s Staff Working Document SWD(2025) 435 represents the first comprehensive fitness check of the EU’s modern energy-security architecture, assessing how
Green electricity in Serbia: What industrial buyers need to know about origin, verification and credibility
For industrial power buyers in Serbia, green electricity is no longer a branding add-on or a sustainability slogan. By 2025–2026,
Contracts for Difference in Serbia: How electricity buyers hedge power price risk
For a power buyer in Serbia, a Contract for Difference is not an abstract financial derivative imported from mature Western
Slovenia: HPP Avce to undergo major generator upgrade, securing long-term green energy role
Slovenia’s only pump-storage hydropower facility is set for a significant technical upgrade after Soske Elektrarne Nova Gorica (SENG), a subsidiary