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Gas at the centre: How balancing, LNG, and spark spreads now define power prices Read More »

Gas at the centre: How balancing, LNG, and spark spreads now define power prices

For most of Europe’s electricity-market history, natural gas played a supporting role. It was a reliable, dispatchable fuel that complemented baseload generation and provided peak capacity when needed. Its pricing mattered, but it rarely dominated the narrative. Power markets were analysed primarily through generation mix, demand patterns, and network constraints. Gas was a fuel input, […]

Volatility is no longer cyclical: How shocks now propagate across Europe’s energy system Read More »

Volatility is no longer cyclical: How shocks now propagate across Europe’s energy system

For much of Europe’s post-liberalisation energy history, volatility was understood as a cyclical phenomenon. Prices rose and fell in response to identifiable triggers: cold winters, supply outages, geopolitical events, or demand surges. These episodes were disruptive but temporary. Once the shock passed, markets reverted to a familiar equilibrium, and volatility receded. Risk management, regulation, and

One energy system, three fuels: Why Europe no longer has separate power, gas, and oil markets Read More »

One energy system, three fuels: Why Europe no longer has separate power, gas, and oil markets

For most of the modern history of European energy policy, electricity, natural gas, and oil were treated as adjacent but fundamentally separate domains. They were regulated through different frameworks, traded on different venues, analysed by different expert communities, and governed by distinct political narratives. Electricity was a question of grids, generators, and marginal pricing. Gas

From power flows to industrial costs: How EU electricity volatility reshapes competitiveness in southeast Europe Read More »

From power flows to industrial costs: How EU electricity volatility reshapes competitiveness in southeast Europe

For decades, electricity was treated by industry as a predictable input. Prices fluctuated within narrow bands, supply security was largely taken for granted, and energy strategy focused on efficiency rather than exposure. In southeast Europe, this assumption underpinned the region’s industrial model. Competitive labour, proximity to EU markets and relatively stable power costs supported metals,

Flexibility without reward: Why southeast Europe balances Europe’s power system but captures none of the value Read More »

Flexibility without reward: Why southeast Europe balances Europe’s power system but captures none of the value

In the emerging architecture of Europe’s electricity system, flexibility has become the most valuable attribute a power asset can possess. The ability to ramp output quickly, absorb surplus generation, stabilise frequency, or respond to sudden imbalances now matters more than raw installed capacity. Yet while flexibility has become scarce, it has not become fairly priced.

Europe’s variable power system: How wind, solar and nuclear reshaped electricity flows from the EU core to southeast Europe Read More »

Europe’s variable power system: How wind, solar and nuclear reshaped electricity flows from the EU core to southeast Europe

For most of the past half-century, Europe’s electricity system could be understood through a relatively simple lens. Power was generated close to where it was consumed, national systems were planned around predictable baseload plants, and cross-border flows played a supporting role rather than defining market outcomes. Electricity prices reflected domestic generation costs, demand patterns were

EU electricity under CBAM: Why Southeast Europe is structurally exposed Read More »

EU electricity under CBAM: Why Southeast Europe is structurally exposed

The inclusion of electricity in the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism marks a quiet but profound shift in how power systems at Europe’s periphery are judged, priced, and ultimately integrated. While much of the public CBAM debate has focused on steel, cement, aluminium, and fertilisers, electricity is the only CBAM-covered “product” that is not

Romania: Greenvolt to sell 253 MW Ialomița wind farm to Engie Read More »

Romania: Greenvolt to sell 253 MW Ialomița wind farm to Engie

A wind project in southeastern Romania is set to change ownership as Portuguese renewable energy group Greenvolt moves forward with another project divestment. The company has agreed to transfer a 253.1 MW wind farm under development to French energy giant Engie, continuing its strategy of selling mature assets while retaining a development focus. The project,

Romania: OMV Petrom commissions €45m sulfur recovery unit at Petrobrazi Refinery Read More »

Romania: OMV Petrom commissions €45m sulfur recovery unit at Petrobrazi Refinery

OMV Petrom has commissioned a major new processing facility at its Petrobrazi refinery, strengthening both environmental performance and operational flexibility at one of Romania’s most important fuel production sites. The newly completed sulfur recovery unit, representing an investment of €45 million, is now fully operational. The installation is designed to process acid gas generated during

Romania plans €30bn grid expansion to integrate electricity market with Western Europe Read More »

Romania plans €30bn grid expansion to integrate electricity market with Western Europe

Romania is preparing for a major upgrade of its electricity interconnections under a large-scale EU-backed investment program aimed at integrating its power system more closely with western Europe. By 2035, up to €30 billion is expected to be allocated to electricity network investments linking Romania, Hungary and Austria through a coordinated regional framework. Energy Minister

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