Thermal generation reaffirmed its role as the primary price-setting force across Southeast Europe’s electricity markets during Week 26 (22–28 June 2026), as rising temperatures and stronger…
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Thermal generation is returning to market relevance in a different form. It is no longer only a baseload story. It is increasingly a flexibility-margin story. Week…
Thermal generation regained short-term system value in SEE during Week 25. Regional thermal output rose 19.4% to 5.31 TWh, with gas-fired generation surging 32.3% and lignite and coal output rising by 4.5%. This…
Southeast Europe’s energy transition remains dependent on conventional generation whenever demand rises and wind output weakens. Week 23 made that reality clear. Regional thermal generation increased 24.5%…
Thermal generation across Southeast Europe is entering a structurally more difficult market environment. Week 21 showed a clear decline in conventional generation economics as renewable output…
Thermal generation across South-East Europe remained broadly stable in aggregate during Week 16, but the internal composition of that output tells a more consequential story for…
The SEE electricity market is increasingly defined by a structural contradiction. Renewable generation—led by hydro, solar and, to a lesser extent, wind—now represents a substantial share…
Week 08 of 2026 marks a decisive inflection point in the operational role of thermal generation across South-East Europe. The sharp contraction in gas- and coal-fired…
