Closing coal plants will increase energy price volatility
Shutting down the coal-fired power plants in the coming years and increasing commodity prices will lead to a large growth…
Regional integration of the energy infrastructures will provide security and sustainability
Every European country should begin working on new infrastructures to use hydrogen and to integrate the national grids into a…
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…
MET Group launches two new 96 MW solar projects in Hungary
The construction works of MET Gerjen Solar Park and MET Söjtör Solar Park have been completed and the solar power…
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…
Hungarian government scraps price cap on fuels as shortage worsens
Hungary’s government scrapped a price cap on fuels on Tuesday after a lack of imports and panic buying led to…
Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Hungary agree for the grid interconnection to enable bi-directional flows of natural gas
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between DESFA (Greece), Bulgartransgaz (Bulgaria), FGSZ (Hungary), Transgaz (Romania), ICGB (Bulgaria) and Gastrade…
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…
Hungary badly needs Black Sea gas, but Romania needs to clarify its offshore legislation
Hungary is in great need of gas from the Neptune perimeter in the Black Sea, due to its massive dependence…
Technical due diligence is a necessity for investments in renewables
Reducing CO2 emissions is the bridge between traditional industries and the renewable energy industry, emphasized Anca Mutu-Kovács, SAMER / LRQA,…
Hungary ranks 3rd in the world in terms of battery production capacity
Hungary ranks 3rd in the world in terms of battery production capacity and the 5th when it comes to exporting…
Hungary suddenly changes course for solar industry by suspending the feed-in system
Gergely Gulyás, the minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, announced at the government briefing last week that the electricity generated…
Industry leaders to discuss the future of the battery sector at the II. Hungarian Battery Day
The II. Hungarian Battery Day will be organised on 20 October 2022 in Hotel Marriott Budapest, by the Hungarian Battery Alliance in…
Hungary increases dependence on Russian gas through new contract with Gazprom
The Hungarian government signed an agreement with Gazprom to increase the volume of gas delivered by the Russian state company,…
Hungary grants the license for two new reactors at Paks nuclear power plant
Hungary’s Atomic Energy Authority has granted construction licenses for two new reactors at the Paks nuclear power plant, which are…
Hungary eliminates the cap on energy prices for high-consumption households
Hungary will eliminate the cap on energy and gas prices for higher-consumption households from August 1, the Budapest Government announced…
Hungary: Only Hungarian cars will be able to buy fuel at reduced prices from Friday
Only cars registered in Hungary will be able to buy fuel at government-capped prices from Friday, while cars registered abroad…
Hungary will tax extra high-profit companies, income will go to the military and energy subsidies
Hungary will force banks, telecommunications companies, insurance companies, airlines, the energy sector and large supermarket chains to pay a large…