Distribution grid bottlenecks become a key constraint in local power trading
Distribution grids are emerging as one of the less visible but increasingly binding constraints on electricity trading across south-east Europe.
SEE power traders must treat curtailment as a core market risk
Curtailment is increasingly shifting from a technical grid constraint into a central market and trading risk across south-east Europe. As
Albania’s solar-plus-storage projects help mitigate dry-year import risk
Albania’s solar-plus-storage strategy is becoming increasingly relevant for regional electricity trading because the country’s core market exposure is still driven
Romania’s hybrid renewable projects are reshaping merchant trading risk
Romania’s Siminoc Hybrid Wind-Solar Park, being developed by Eurowind Energy Romania, highlights a growing shift in how renewable-energy projects are
Romania’s salt-cavern storage project could redefine long-duration flexibility in SEE
Romania’s proposed compressed-air energy storage (CAES) project, developed by Hagag Europe and Airengy, introduces a potentially transformative model for long-duration
Čebren could transform North Macedonia into a regional flexibility and storage hub
North Macedonia’s Čebren pumped-storage project has the potential to reshape the country’s position within the regional electricity market. At present,
Đerdap 3 could transform the Danube into a regional energy storage and trading hub
Serbia’s Đerdap 3 pumped-storage project could become one of the most valuable price-spread assets in the Balkan electricity market. Its
Pumped storage emerges as the long-duration flexibility asset South-East Europe needs
Battery storage can effectively capture short-term market volatility, but south-east Europe still faces a significant shortage of long-duration flexibility. This
Battery dispatch begins shaping intraday price signals in Southeast Europe
The next phase of Southeast European electricity trading will be increasingly defined by battery dispatch behaviour. Until recently, intraday pricing
Bulgaria becomes Southeast Europe’s first major battery trading market
Bulgaria is emerging as the first meaningful battery-driven electricity trading market in Southeast Europe. The expected expansion toward around 3
Türkiye–Bulgaria interconnection could reprice Southeast European power flows
The planned expansion of electricity transmission capacity between Türkiye and Bulgaria could become one of the most consequential trading developments
LNG contracts are shaping forward gas markets ahead of physical demand
Albania’s LNG agreement illustrates how gas markets can be effectively constructed through long-term contracting ahead of full demand development. The