Oil holds the war premium, gas follows its own logic – a conversation with Jozsef Balogh
The situation in the Persian Gulf remains tense and unpredictable. Even so, commodity markets have calmed somewhat in recent days.…
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“El Krizis” the tornado-like energy crisis of last year; the history of a 100,000% price increase
The energy crisis of 2021-2022 was like a tropical tornado: unexpectedly hit, then went without advance warning, and done much…
Jozsef Balogh: District heating – the heated debate
When you hear the word “utility bill”, you are most likely to associate to electricity and gas. But there is…
Jozsef Balogh: 1,660 days that shook the world
“In the struggle, my sympathies were not neutral. But in telling the story of those great days I have tried…
The European Commission launched a public consultation on the reform of the EU’s electricity market design
UPDATED WITH COMMENTS FROM Jozsef Balogh The European Commission calls for all those interested in, from large industrial consumers to…
J. Balogh: A warning on global warming: some notes about the European carbon market
To start our discussion, please take a look at this historic curve: Whatever commodity this would be, something strange is…
The fine(d) art of gas consumption – why some gas reduction measures could cost money
Gas consumption reduced, yet penalty to be paid – this contradiction has been preoccupying the Hungarian press during the last…
Robbing Hood or Robin Hood? A note on the economic analysis of energy-industry special taxes in Hungary
“Today forgetting has perhaps grown more puzzling, than remembering (…)” – so Sigmund Freud starts chapter 7 of his Psychopathology…
József Balogh: From UE price cap to Russian fur hat (usanka)
The idea of price fixing is having a real renaissance in Central Europe. If any of the retired employees of…
Any dream will do – Jozsef Balogh on the Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Hungary Dream-cable
Motto “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” John Lennon …
Jozsef Balogh presents the short history of Hungarian “rezsicsökkentés” (Energynomics Magazine)
If you wish to have a heated discussion with an average Hungarian, you do not have to talk about soccer…
Jozsef Balogh: An (almost) perfect match – the missed cooperation between the Romanian and Hungarian electricity systems
Coupling Eastern European electricity markets at the European level was a big mistake. This forced project was created to hide…