Grid Stress Alerts for 17 October 2026
7 notable grid events on 17 October 2026 in ENTSO-E and EIA operator data: 6 net imports, 1 day ahead price. Records are judged against the days loaded for each zone, and each sentence says how many.
Key Facts
- Net imports into Hungary reached 44.3 GWh on 17 October 2026 (40% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 389 days of loaded history.
- Italy Sicily imported a net 20.8 GWh on 17 October 2026, the highest daily net imports in 385 days of loaded history and 51% of its demand that day.
- Net imports into Romania reached 38.5 GWh on 17 October 2026 (28% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 386 days of loaded history.
All Alerts, 17 October 2026
7 events- Net imports Net imports into Hungary reached 44.3 GWh on 17 October 2026 (40% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 389 days of loaded history. Hungary grid
- Net imports Italy Sicily imported a net 20.8 GWh on 17 October 2026, the highest daily net imports in 385 days of loaded history and 51% of its demand that day. Italy Sicily grid
- Net imports Net imports into Romania reached 38.5 GWh on 17 October 2026 (28% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 386 days of loaded history. Romania grid
- Net imports Net imports into Switzerland reached 33.4 GWh on 17 October 2026 (22% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 389 days of loaded history. Switzerland grid
- Net imports Net imports into Serbia reached 25.6 GWh on 17 October 2026 (27% of demand), the 2nd highest daily net imports in 388 days of loaded history. Serbia grid
- Net imports Net imports into Albania reached 7.12 GWh on 17 October 2026 (35% of demand), the 3rd highest daily net imports in 372 days of loaded history. Albania grid
- Day ahead price Estonia had a day ahead price averaging EUR 114.31/MWh for 17 October 2026, 2 times its own 90 day median (EUR 56.91/MWh). Estonia grid
Further alerts left out for space: 1 more net imports.
Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-10-17. Operator data only, kept apart from annual statistics.