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OPCOM and IBEX: Strong price formation, weak risk absorption Read More »

OPCOM and IBEX: Strong price formation, weak risk absorption

By 2025, Romania and Bulgaria stood out in South-East Europe for one specific reason: they had achieved scale in spot electricity trading that many neighbouring markets could not match. Monthly volumes on both exchanges regularly reached terawatt-hour levels, anchoring price discovery across the eastern Balkans. Yet this success masked a fundamental weakness. Despite impressive turnover, […]

Romania: OPCOM day-ahead electricity prices fall in December 2025 amid moderate trading volumes Read More »

Romania: OPCOM day-ahead electricity prices fall in December 2025 amid moderate trading volumes

The average price of electricity on the day-ahead market of the Romanian energy exchange OPCOM reached €117.64/MWh in December 2025. This represents a 16.62% decrease compared with December 2024 and a 3.16% drop from the previous month, when the average baseload price was €121.48/MWh. Total traded volume in December amounted to 1.47 million MWh, down

Romania: Day-ahead power prices fall sharply in November as market volumes decline Read More »

Romania: Day-ahead power prices fall sharply in November as market volumes decline

The average price of electricity on the Romanian day-ahead market (OPCOM) reached 121.48 euros/MWh in November 2025, a decrease of 27.71 % compared to the same month in 2024 and 0.35 % lower than in October, when the average baseload price was 121.9 euros/MWh. Traded volume totaled 1.28 million MWh, marking a 19.42 % drop

Romania: Day-ahead power prices surge 36% year-on-year in October 2025 Read More »

Romania: Day-ahead power prices surge 36% year-on-year in October 2025

The average day-ahead electricity price on Romania’s OPCOM energy exchange rose to 121.9 EUR/MWh in October 2025, marking a 35.9 % increase year-on-year and 25.6 % higher than in September (97.05 EUR/MWh). Trading activity reached 1.47 million MWh, down 3.5 % from October 2024 but up 26.3 % month-on-month. The average hourly traded volume was

Romania sees sharp decline in day-ahead and intraday electricity prices in August 2025 Read More »

Romania sees sharp decline in day-ahead and intraday electricity prices in August 2025

In August 2025, the average electricity price on Romania’s day-ahead market at OPCOM was 78.29 euros per MWh, down 52.44% compared to August 2024 and 28.35% lower than July 2025, when the average baseload price was 103.5 euros per MWh. The traded volume on the day-ahead market reached 1.2 million MWh, a decline of 17.79%

Romania: OPCOM day-ahead electricity prices fall year-on-year but rise monthly in July 2025 Read More »

Romania: OPCOM day-ahead electricity prices fall year-on-year but rise monthly in July 2025

In July 2025, the average electricity price on the day-ahead market of the Romanian energy exchange OPCOM was 103.5 euros/MWh. This represents a 28.69% decrease compared to July 2024, but a 20.16% increase compared to June 2025, when the average baseload price was 86.13 euros/MWh. The traded volume on the day-ahead market in July reached

Romania: OPCOM reports decrease in traded volume and price fluctuations in April 2025 Read More »

Romania: OPCOM reports decrease in traded volume and price fluctuations in April 2025

In April 2025, the average price of electricity on the day-ahead market of the Romanian energy exchange OPCOM stood at 86.44 euros/MWh, marking a 44.08% increase compared to the same month in 2024, but a 18.74% decrease from the previous month, when the average baseload price was 106.36 euros/MWh. The total traded volume for April

Romania: Electricity prices on OPCOM market experience significant changes in March 2025 Read More »

Romania: Electricity prices on OPCOM market experience significant changes in March 2025

In March 2025, the average electricity price on the day-ahead market of the Romanian energy exchange OPCOM reached 106.36 euros/MWh, marking a 67.66% increase compared to the same month in 2024, but a 32.33% decrease from the previous month’s average baseload price of 157.19 euros/MWh. The total traded volume on the day-ahead market in March

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