Croatia: CROPEX sees lower February trading volumes and sharp drop in electricity prices
A total volume of 905,983.6 MWh of electricity was traded on the Croatian energy exchange (CROPEX) in February 2026, which […]
Wind surges, hydro spikes and weather-driven volatility in European power markets
Electricity markets are increasingly shaped by forces that were once considered peripheral to economic analysis: meteorological conditions. Wind speeds, rainfall
Gas marginality under pressure in Southern European electricity markets
For much of the past two decades, electricity markets across Southern Europe operated under a relatively stable economic logic. Natural
The thermal gap and its expanding influence on European electricity price formation
Electricity markets across Europe are increasingly shaped by a structural metric that only a decade ago was primarily used by
Volatility compression, price distribution skew, and the future of risk modeling in SEE power markets
The evolution of South-Eastern European power markets is forcing a fundamental rethinking of how risk is defined, measured, and managed.
Intraday spread trading across SEE corridors – timing, congestion and execution risk
Intraday spread trading across the South Eastern Europe corridors has moved from opportunistic strategy to structural necessity. The 26 February
The decline of coal marginality and the rise of binary price formation in SEE power markets
The South-Eastern European power system is undergoing a structural transformation in which coal has ceased to function as a stabilizing
Romania as the emerging swing node between core and Balkan volatility
Among the interconnected markets spanning Central and South-Eastern Europe, Romania is increasingly assuming the role of a swing node—neither fully
Hungary’s elasticity as a core-linked hub – why prices react northward faster than southward
The Hungarian power market has evolved into a structurally asymmetric hub whose price elasticity is decisively oriented toward Core Europe
Southern SEE as a structural curtailment basin – price floor erosion, grid limits and the trading consequences
South-Eastern Europe’s southern power markets are no longer merely “discounted zones” relative to Hungary and Core Europe. They are evolving
Intraday volatility premium in SEE power markets – the rise of structural optionality
The South-Eastern European power markets have entered a structural volatility regime in which intraday price dispersion is no longer episodic
Gas–power marginality matrix – fuel, carbon and price formation across SEE
The interaction between gas markets and power pricing across South-Eastern Europe and Hungary has entered a phase in which marginality