Day-ahead electricity prices in Serbia rose by €47.20/MWh to €150.18/MWh for October 1. The move came as Hungary, Romania and northern Balkan markets strengthened, while Albania and Montenegro declined. Regional trading spreads widened despite forecasts for higher renewable generation and slightly weaker overall consumption.
Germany recorded the clearest external change, with electricity up by €54.40/MWh to €195.18/MWh. Hungary shifted from a premium of roughly €4.90/MWh on the previous day to a €31.46/MWh discount. Forecast imports from Austria and Slovakia into Hungary and Slovenia fell by 686 MW to 479 MW.
Northern and central Balkan day-ahead outcomes
Hungary’s HUPX settled at €163.72/MWh, up €18.10/MWh. Romania’s OPCOM increased by €20.20/MWh to €164.48/MWh. The resulting spread between the two markets was €0.76/MWh, while differences across southern markets were larger.
Slovenia’s price rose by €21.70/MWh to €170.77/MWh. Croatia’s market gained €21.40/MWh to €169.38/MWh. Both remained above Hungary, with premiums of around €7/MWh for Slovenia and about €6/MWh for Croatia.
The Serbian increase was the largest among the southeast European exchanges covered, but Serbia still traded at a discount versus Hungary of €13.54/MWh. Serbia’s projected net imports averaged 735 MW. Hungary and Croatia also remained net importers, at 995 MW and 896 MW, respectively.
Balkan price moves in Albania, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria
The southern markets followed a different direction. Albania’s ALPEX fell by €48.50/MWh to €97.94/MWh, the lowest price in the surveyed markets.
Montenegro’s BELEN eased by €1.70/MWh to €114.22/MWh.
Greece rose by €1.60/MWh to €111.17/MWh.
Bulgaria gained €1.10/MWh to €134.86/MWh.
North Macedonia increased by €7.80/MWh to €115.91/MWh.
The daily average spread levels showed Hungary trading about €52.55/MWh above Greece