Winter prices without the crisis heat: December 2025 market dynamics and a forecast for Q1 2026
December 2025 opens the winter season in Central and South-East Europe with a familiar but very different energy landscape. The […]
Serbia’s energy dilemma: EPS faces a slow-burning crisis amid calls for accountability
For decades, Serbia’s national utility, Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS), operated under the illusion of indestructibility. Its sprawling lignite mines, ageing thermal
Serbia’s energy future at stake in post-Russia gas power struggle
For more than two decades, Serbia’s political and economic stability rested on a simple, unwritten assumption: Russian gas would continue
Sanctions on NIS trigger Serbia’s most severe financial stress test in a generation
When the United States expanded its sanctions targeting Russian energy interests, few policymakers in Belgrade initially grasped the magnitude of
The sanctioned asset: How U.S. pressure on NIS turns Serbia’s oil sector into a geopolitical prize
When Washington quietly tightened the sanctioning architecture targeting Russia’s energy interests, Belgrade began feeling tremors long before any official measure
Elnos Serbia to build network connection for Balkans’ largest wind farm
Elnos Serbia has signed a contract with Sinohydro Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of PowerChina, to participate in the construction of
Romania: GE Vernova to supply 42 turbines for Greenvolt’s second wind project
GE Vernova has secured a new agreement to provide turbines for Greenvolt Power’s second utility-scale wind project in Romania, strengthening
Romania: DEER launches largest smart meter program, aiming for 1.1 million installations
Distributie Energie Electrica Romania (DEER) has announced the largest procurement and installation program in the company’s history, committing to deploy
Romania: Wind CfD auction signals strong investor confidence and cost efficiency
Romania’s latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction for wind projects delivered prices significantly below the ceiling set by national authorities,
Hungary: Oil supply remains secure despite Ukrainian strike on Druzhba pipeline
Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that Hungary’s oil deliveries remain uninterrupted, despite another Ukrainian strike on the Druzhba pipeline. He
Greece to introduce dynamic electricity pricing in 2026
Consumers in Greece will begin accessing dynamic electricity prices in early 2026, as the Ministry of Environment and Energy has
Europe: Slovakia secures EU concessions on Russian gas imports deadline
Slovakia has obtained concessions in the European Union’s draft regulation that aims to end Russian gas imports by autumn 2027.