Day-ahead electricity prices in Serbia rose by €47.20/MWh to €150.18/MWh for October 1, while Hungary, Romania and northern Balkan markets strengthened and Albania and Montenegro moved lower. The regional divergence widened trading spreads despite forecasts for higher renewable generation and slightly weaker overall consumption. Germany also recorded a sharper price increase, affecting relative pricing across the region.
In central markets, Hungary’s HUPX settled at €163.72/MWh, up €18.10/MWh. Romania’s OPCOM increased by €20.20/MWh to €164.48/MWh. The resulting spread between the two exchanges narrowed to €0.76/MWh, compared with larger differences across southern markets.
Slovenia climbed by €21.70/MWh to €170.77/MWh, while Croatia gained €21.40/MWh to €169.38/MWh. Both markets traded above Hungary, with premiums of around €7/MWh for Slovenia and about €6/MWh for Croatia. Serbia remained below Hungary even after its increase, maintaining a discount of €13.54/MWh.
The Serbian rise was the largest among the southeast European exchanges covered, while its projected net imports averaged 735 MW. Hungary and Croatia also stayed in net import positions at 995 MW and 896 MW, respectively. Across the region, the aggregate balance shifted from 226 MW net imports on September 30 to 248 MW net exports for October 1.
The southern market pattern differed from the central exchanges. Albania’s ALPEX fell by €48.50/MWh to €97.94/MWh, the lowest price among the surveyed markets. Montenegro’s BELEN eased by €1.70/MWh to €114.22/MWh.
Greece rose by only €1.60/MWh to €111.17/MWh, while Bulgaria gained €1.10/MWh to €134.86/MWh.