At a regional economic forum this week, speakers cautioned that Croatia’s current electricity pricing system has created a structural imbalance: households continue to enjoy relatively low electricity prices, while businesses face significantly higher costs. This disparity, they warned, is eroding the competitiveness of domestic industry and limiting its ability to invest. Over the past six […]
Croatia to abolish LNG transmission discount as HERA prepares new gas tariff reform Read More »
Croatia is preparing to revise its gas transmission tariffs for the first time in four years. In accordance with the rules of the national energy regulator HERA, the state-owned transmission system operator Plinacro will be required to apply the updated fee structure to gas distributors and traders. HERA has released its proposed methodology for determining
Thermal power plant Ugljevik was forced to halt operations this morning due to a shortage of coal, the plant’s union president Boban Benović confirmed. He explained that severe weather had disrupted coal deliveries, leaving the facility without sufficient fuel to continue production. At this stage, there is still no clear estimate of when Ugljevik might
Gross electricity production in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) reached 680 GWh in October 2025, marking a 42% increase compared to the same month last year, when output stood at 479 GWh. Hydropower plants accounted for 33.2% of the total, thermal power plants for 56.6%, and wind farms for 10.2%. Net electricity production
Albania: ERE grants 30-year license for Voltalia’s 90 MW Spitalla solar power plant Read More »
Albania’s energy regulator ERE has issued a 30-year electricity-generation license to Spitalla Solar, the project company established by French renewable-energy developer Voltalia. With this approval, Voltalia is cleared to operate its planned 90 MW solar power plant near the coastal city of Durrës — the company’s second major solar development in Albania. The license grants
Slovenia: Šoštanj Unit 6 shutdown extended after preventive repairs ordered Read More »
Unit 6 of the Šoštanj thermal power plant was intentionally taken offline in mid-November to conduct post-overhaul testing on its gas turbine. During this planned shutdown, engineers performed an additional inspection and determined that one of the unit’s grates required preventive repair. Until the repair was completed, the plant met heat supply needs through its
Romania: Three international bidders show interest in acquiring Lukoil assets Read More »
Three prospective buyers from Romania, the European Union and the United States have expressed interest in acquiring Lukoil’s Romanian assets, which include the Petrotel refinery, a nationwide fuel distribution network and an offshore exploration block. Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan confirmed the developments, noting that some bidders are pursuing a broader, global acquisition of Lukoil’s international
Bosnia and Herzegovina: ERS withdraws 20% electricity price hike after backlash Read More »
The Energy Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Srpska (RERS) has stopped the procedure for a proposed 20 percent electricity price increase after the state-owned power utility ERS abruptly withdrew its request. The withdrawal followed revelations that ERS director Luka Petrović had not informed the Government about the planned tariff hike and had misled the
Bosnia and Herzegovina sees higher power output, strong rise in wind and solar Read More »
Data from the Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina shows that gross electricity production reached 1,061 GWh in September 2025, slightly higher than the 1,047 GWh recorded in the same month of 2024. Hydropower plants accounted for 20.7 percent of total gross production, thermal power plants for 71.6 percent, while wind and solar made
Albania: Electricity production drops 31% in Q3 2025 as imports surge Read More »
Data published by the Albanian Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) shows that electricity production in the third quarter of 2025 reached 1,075 GWh, a decline of 31.3 percent compared to the same period in 2024, when output totaled 1,564 GWh. Despite the drop in domestic generation, Albania increased its electricity exports. Outbound flows rose by 10.8
