EnergyReader · 2026-08-04 23:10

Hungary power premium holds as Paks outages test regional hedging cover

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 4, 2026

Hungarian day-ahead power prices jumped 31% day on day to an 18-month high of EUR 290.71/MWh on Monday (2026-06-29), as heat-driven output cuts at the 2 GW Paks nuclear plant tightened regional supply, analysts told Montel.

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