Flexibility without reward: Why southeast Europe balances Europe’s power system but captures none of the value
In the emerging architecture of Europe’s electricity system, flexibility has become the most valuable attribute a power asset can possess.
Europe’s variable power system: How wind, solar and nuclear reshaped electricity flows from the EU core to southeast Europe
For most of the past half-century, Europe’s electricity system could be understood through a relatively simple lens. Power was generated
EU electricity under CBAM: Why Southeast Europe is structurally exposed
The inclusion of electricity in the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism marks a quiet but profound shift in how
Hungary: HUPX electricity prices rise in November 2025 as day-ahead volume hits 2.76 million MWh
The average electricity price on the day-ahead market (DAM) of the Hungarian energy exchange HUPX reached 124.35 euros/MWh in November
Why SEE industry buys electricity from systems it does not control
For most industrial buyers in South-East Europe, electricity procurement still feels like a domestic decision. Contracts are signed locally. Power
Cross-border flows and directionality: How interconnectors turned into volatility transmission lines
Cross-border interconnections in South-East Europe were built to improve security of supply, smooth local imbalances, and enable regional trade. For
Baseload erosion: How the loss of firm power turns renewable variability into systemic risk
Baseload in South-East Europe did not disappear suddenly. It has been eroding quietly, unevenly, and often invisibly, masked by legacy
Wind as a volatility amplifier: How interdependence turns forecast error into regional price shocks
Wind power occupies a fundamentally different position in the South-East Europe electricity system than solar, and it is often misunderstood
When one country builds solar, everyone pays: The spillover effect across SEE
Solar power has become the most misunderstood structural force in the South-East Europe electricity market. It is still discussed primarily
The SEE power system: Interdependence, volatility and the end of isolation
The South-East Europe (SEE) electricity market has evolved from a loosely connected collection of national grids into a highly interdependent, volatility-driven
The industrial power playbook for SEE, 2026–2035
The energy landscape in South-East Europe is undergoing an irreversible transformation. As the region moves towards a decarbonised, solar and
The rise of firmed PPAs: How SEE markets are repricing reliability
As volatility becomes structural across South-East Europe, a quiet but decisive shift is taking place in how power contracts are