Δευτέρα 31 Αυγούστου 2026
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Russia shifts fire to Ukraine’s substations
Moscow is threatening a new assault on Ukraine’s energy system after learning how to inflict broader, slower-to-repair damage. Nearly 60% of verified strikes last winter hit smaller substations, exposing a gap Europe cannot quickly close: imports are capped, winter funding needs exceed €650 million, and replacement transformers can take 18 months to build.
Zaporizhzhia’s ten-day margin isn’t a meltdown clock
Emergency generators have powered Europe’s largest nuclear plant since its last grid connection failed on 20 August. The reported ten-day diesel reserve marks the minimum fuel margin, not the point of immediate meltdown—but continued fighting, restricted inspections and divided authority leave every remaining safety layer dependent on an occupied supply chain.
Serbia’s refinery runs on three US permissions
OFAC has kept crude flowing through Croatia, fuel production active at Pančevo and MOL’s ownership talks alive until 30 September. The extensions protect a refinery supplying around 80% of Serbia’s fuel demand, but they still leave Gazprom Neft’s 56.15% stake untouched—and every essential link dependent on another US decision.
Greece’s €3.1bn shield hinges on code
Athens is set to buy three Israeli interceptor families and connect them with its Patriot batteries under a single command centre. Deliveries promise full capability within 35 months, but unpublished terms leave crucial questions over source-code rights, NATO connectivity, missile replenishment and control of future upgrades.
Czech manganese misses EU’s 2030 deadline
Authorities have approved the Chvaletice site, advancing a project designed to supply roughly 20% of Europe’s battery-grade manganese demand. Yet production is targeted for 2032, two years after the EU’s critical-materials deadline, and the plant still needs permits, financing, binding customers and a final investment decision.