POWER: German, French Spot Power Indices Diverge
Nov-28 12:00
The German spot power index increased for Saturday’s delivery with easing wind output, despite lower demand. The French spot index declined on higher wind and lower demand.
- The German spot power index settled at €90.19/MWh for Saturday’s delivery, from €85.05/MWh for Friday.
- The German day-ahead peak load on the Epex Spot settled at €96.02/MWh, compared with €99.76/MWh in the previous session.
- German wind output is forecast at 20.63GW during base load on Saturday and at 21.72GW on Sunday, from 26.36GW on Friday.
- German gas demand for residential and commercial consumers is forecast at 128.9mcm/d on Saturday and at 138.9mcm/d on Sunday, from 144.2mcm/d on Friday.
- Power demand in Germany is forecast at 51.88GW on Saturday and at 49.87GW on Sunday, from 60.56GW on Friday.
- Residual load in Germany is forecast at 30.68GWh/h on Saturday and at 25.17GWh/h on Sunday, from 33.65GWh/h on Friday.
- The French spot power index cleared at €73.91/MWh for Saturday’s delivery, compared with €78.10/MWh the day before.
- The French day-ahead peak load on the Epex Spot settled at €68.63/MWh, down from €86.22/MWh the previous session.
- French nuclear availability was stable at 84% of capacity as of Friday morning.
- French nuclear availability is forecast at 50.05GWh/h on Saturday and at 49.88GWh/h on Sunday, from 50.29GWh/h on Friday.
- Mean temperatures in Paris are forecast at 10.5C on Saturday and at 6.5C on Sunday, from 9.1C on Friday, with all days above the seasonal average.
- Wind output in France is forecast at 9GW during base load on Saturday and at 5.29GW on Sunday, from 7.01GW on Friday.
- Power demand in France is forecast at 57.05GW on Saturday and at 55.91GW on Sunday, from 63.46GW on Friday.
- Residual load in France is forecast at 47GWh/h on Saturday and at 49.6GWh/h on Sunday, from 55.22GWh/h on Friday.
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