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 […]
Gas Industry
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
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
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
Romania: 135 MW Studina solar plant receives commercial license, paving way for market operations
A large solar power plant in southern Romania has taken its final regulatory step toward commissioning after receiving a commercial
Region: MOL-GazpromNeft deal could restore NIS supplies, Rijeka refinery safe for now
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic stated that the planned transaction between Hungarian MOL and Russian GazpromNeft over the sale of
Croatia: HROTE, ENNA Next, INA launch GOs auctions on CROPEX for wind, solar and biogas
HROTE, ENNA Next, and INA announce new Guarantees of Origin (GOs) auctions scheduled for 28 January 2026. The auctions will
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bileca Lake sees strong hydrological recovery boosting 2026 hydropower outlook
Recent rainfall has significantly improved hydrological conditions at the Bileca lake, lifting water levels well above planned benchmarks and strengthening
Why gas still decides competitiveness in South-East Europe
Competitiveness in South-East Europe’s energy-intensive economy is no longer determined by average electricity prices or by the headline cost of
Carbon convergence makes gas more important, not less, in South-East Europe
Carbon convergence across Europe is widely framed as a force that will marginalise gas over time. In South-East Europe, the