Headlines All power and gas contracts fell, reversing the previous week’s gains. Gas contracts were down following the end of unplanned outages, an increase in production from UKCS and a decline in Brent crude oil prices. Day-ahead gas was down 14.0% to 29.6p/th. The contract started the week at a three-month high of 38.3p/th, as […]
Headlines All baseload power and gas contracts rose this week. Wholesale prices followed a recovery in EU ETS carbon, Brent crude oil and API 2 coal, with the former setting a fresh 11-year high. Prices were further supported by an undersupplied gas system following unplanned outages in Norway, while weaker wind generation led to an […]
Headlines This week, the majority of baseload power and gas contracts moved lower. However, near-term contracts including day-ahead and month-ahead gas and power contracts rose from last week, with tighter gas supplies and lower wind generation the main drivers. The day-ahead contract was up 12.6% to end the week at £40.7/MWh, a two-week high, while […]
Headlines The majority of wholesale power and gas contracts fell week-on-week, as above seasonal normal temperatures caused by winds from the Sahara, led to weaker demand for gas, whilst power prices were pressured by an uptick in wind generation. Amid the record-breaking temperatures, day-ahead gas dropped to a two-year low of 25.2p/th on 26 June, […]
Headlines Baseload power contracts up to and including winter 19 power were down week-on-week, whilst contracts beyond this rose. Power prices mirrored their gas counterparts as warmer temperatures are expected next week. The day-ahead contract was 3.2% lower at £38.0/MWh, a fresh two-week low. Q319 power decreased 3.1% week-on-week to £39.4/MWh. This is the first […]
Headlines The majority of baseload power contracts fell week-on-week, with near-term contracts up to and including August 19 power unchanged. The day-ahead contract was unchanged week-on-week at £39.3/MWh, having risen to a two-week high of £40.5/MWh on 11 June as low wind generation was expected the following day. All seasonal power contracts moved lower, falling […]
Headlines The majority of baseload power contracts fell week-on-week, with only day-ahead power rising. The contract gained 10.3% week-on-week to £39.3/MWh, following its gas counterpart higher amid cooler temperatures and low wind generation. All seasonal power contracts moved lower, falling 1.0% on average. Winter 19 power declined 1.4% to £55.8/MWh at the end of the […]
Headlines All wholesale power and gas contracts fell week-on-week. Gas prices have been pressured by forecasts of warmer weather amid comfortable gas supplies, which, combined with a drop in Brent crude oil prices, pushed both day-ahead and winter 19 gas contracts to one-month lows of 27.5p/th and 53.0p/th respectively. Month-ahead gas was down 6.7% to […]
Headlines Near-term power and gas contracts decreased this week, amid an oversupplied gas system and decreasing demand. Most seasonal contracts moved higher, despite a fall in global commodity prices. Day-ahead gas slipped 1.8% to 29.9p/th, with strong flows from Norway and healthy LNG send-out. Month-ahead gas lost 1.8% to 30.2p/th and July 19 gas fell […]
Headlines Near-term power and gas contracts decreased this week, amid warmer temperatures and an oversupplied gas system. Seasonal contracts diverged with gas prices following oil prices higher, while power prices were pressured by falling EU ETS carbon prices. Most baseload power contracts decreased this week, with near-term contracts mirroring their gas counterparts and seasonal contracts […]
Headlines The majority of power and gas contracts rose week-on-week, as cooler temperatures and a recovery in EU ETS carbon supported prices. All near-term baseload power contracts rose, with day-ahead power recovering from recent declines, rising 9.1% to end the week at £46.8/MWh, a near one-month high. Nearly all seasonal power contracts rose, up 1.7% […]
Headlines The majority of wholesale power and gas contracts were lower week-on-week, as a comfortable gas supply outlook and a fall in Brent crude oil prices pushed contracts lower. Forecasts of temperatures well below seasonal normal levels early in May supported day-ahead gas prices, however, this did not feed into day-ahead power prices which followed […]
