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Europe: Electricity prices fall in late December amid rising renewables and lower demand Read More »

Europe: Electricity prices fall in late December amid rising renewables and lower demand

Weekly averages during the week of December 22 were below €85/MWh in most markets. Exceptions were the UK (€91.33/MWh) and the Italian IPEX market (€108.41/MWh). The Nordic market recorded the lowest weekly average at €38.34/MWh, while other markets ranged between €69.41/MWh in France and €83.02/MWh in Germany. Regarding daily prices, on Thursday, December 25, the […]

Europe: Electricity demand drops ahead of Christmas, mixed trends expected for late December Read More »

Europe: Electricity demand drops ahead of Christmas, mixed trends expected for late December

During the week of December 22, electricity demand fell across most major European markets compared to the previous week, reversing the upward trend observed earlier. The Italian market recorded the largest drop at 20%, while Belgium saw the smallest decrease of 4.7%. Germany, Spain, Portugal, and the UK experienced declines ranging from 8.2% to 11%.

Europe: Solar and wind energy surge across major markets in late December Read More »

Europe: Solar and wind energy surge across major markets in late December

During the week of December 22, solar photovoltaic energy production rose across key European electricity markets compared to the previous week. After four consecutive weeks of declines, solar output jumped by 48% in Portugal and 21% in Spain. Italy saw an increase of 29%, while France recorded a 23% rise, recovering from the previous week’s

Europe sets the rules, SEE faces the consequences: The cross-border test that will redefine regional power Read More »

Europe sets the rules, SEE faces the consequences: The cross-border test that will redefine regional power

Europe’s seventy-percent cross-zonal electricity rule is not a bureaucratic exercise. It is a structural redefinition of how power markets in Europe are meant to behave. The principle is blunt: at least seventy percent of available cross-border transmission capacity must be made open for electricity trading. This obligation operationalises a strategic truth — that modern electricity

Gas in South-East Europe and Europe’s next strategic reality: Interdependence, exposure and the unfinished transition Read More »

Gas in South-East Europe and Europe’s next strategic reality: Interdependence, exposure and the unfinished transition

For two decades, Europe believed that liberalised gas markets, diversified suppliers and rules-based infrastructure would guarantee stability. That illusion collapsed with Russia’s war in Ukraine. What followed was the most dramatic gas restructuration seen in modern Europe: supply routes redrawn, LNG capacity rushed into existence, pipeline politics replaced by resilience politics, and gas transformed from

CBAM raises new questions for Western Balkans electricity trade with the EU Read More »

CBAM raises new questions for Western Balkans electricity trade with the EU

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism did not emerge from an environmental bureaucracy; it emerged from the heart of Europe’s industrial survival strategy. It is designed to prevent carbon leakage, protect European manufacturing and enforce a consistent climate discipline across competitive landscapes. Yet its implications extend beyond steel, cement and aluminium — they now reach directly

Europe: Vertical Gas Corridor faces setback as January capacity auctions fail to attract bidders Read More »

Europe: Vertical Gas Corridor faces setback as January capacity auctions fail to attract bidders

Efforts to transport natural gas to Ukraine via the Vertical Gas Corridor faced a setback after all three capacity auctions for January concluded without a single bidder. This outcome raises fresh doubts about the commercial readiness of the corridor and its ability to compete with alternative supply routes. The auctions, held simultaneously, covered three distinct

European gas market Week 51: Prices edge higher amid supply stability and colder weather forecasts Read More »

European gas market Week 51: Prices edge higher amid supply stability and colder weather forecasts

During Week 51 of 2025, Dutch gas prices posted modest gains, but the market is largely expected to trade sideways, as rising demand from colder weather can be easily met by both pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries. TTF gas futures on the ICE market for January 2026 delivery traded higher compared to Week

Global energy commodities in mid-December: Brent oil, TTF gas and EU CO₂ futures show volatility Read More »

Global energy commodities in mid-December: Brent oil, TTF gas and EU CO₂ futures show volatility

During the week of December 15, Brent crude oil futures for the Front Month on the ICE market experienced fluctuations, reaching their weekly maximum settlement price of $60.56 per barrel on Monday, December 15. This represented a slight 0.9% decline compared to the last session of the previous week. Prices continued to fall, hitting the

Europe: Electricity prices rise mid-December amid higher gas, CO₂ costs, forecasted to fall next week Read More »

Europe: Electricity prices rise mid-December amid higher gas, CO₂ costs, forecasted to fall next week

During the third week of December, average electricity prices rose in most major European markets compared to the previous week. The Nord Pool market in the Nordic countries was the exception, falling by 32%. Among the increases, Germany’s EPEX SPOT market recorded the smallest rise at 1.4%, while the UK’s N2EX market saw the largest

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