News on European electricity markets
Week 44/2026
(26/10/2026-30/10/2026)
| NEWS |
October 28, 2026
Three markets, three models: how storage is financed in Spain, Italy and Germany
Battery storage is advancing in Europe, but investment and financing opportunities differ across markets. Spain, Italy and Germany are developing different capacity and support mechanisms, while hourly prices, ancillary services and regulatory conditions determine the profitability of BESS projects. These differences make it necessary to analyse each market using specific long-term forecasts.
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October 27, 2026
Photovoltaic financing in a new market: adapting debt, PPAs and assets
The evolution of electricity market prices and of the revenues captured by photovoltaics poses new challenges for renewable project financing. Adapting debt, reviewing PPAs and assessing hybridisation with batteries can improve the profitability and bankability of existing plants. Long-term forecasts and probabilistic scenarios are the basis for making these decisions.
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October 26, 2026
Wind energy drives down European electricity market prices despite TTF gas reaching its highest levels since 2022 in the second-to-last week of October
In the week of October 19, weekly prices declined in most European electricity markets, supported by increased wind energy production, despite rising demand and gas prices. Italy was the exception. France set an all-time record for wind energy production for an October day. TTF gas futures reached their highest settlement price since December 2022, while Brent oil futures rebounded amid tensions in the Middle East.
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October 23, 2026
Electricity market volatility opens up opportunities for PPAs between producers and large consumers
Growing volatility in electricity markets poses different risks for renewable producers and large consumers. While the former seek to protect their revenues against low prices, the latter need to limit their exposure to possible price rises. PPA contracts can provide stability to both parties, provided their terms are adapted to market prospects and to generation and consumption profiles.
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| SOCIAL MEDIA |
October 29, 2026
Winter changes the hourly profile of electricity market prices
October 29, 2026
Hydrogen Series
Part 1: Apollo: the hydrogen that took us to the Moon
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October 28, 2026
27 years of AleaSoft: from market liberalisation to renewables, batteries and AI
October 28, 2026
Until 2021, a solar MWh was sold at virtually the same price as the market average
October 28, 2026
Europe can buy oil. What it cannot buy is diesel
October 28, 2026
How do changes in gas prices affect different European electricity markets?
October 27, 2026
The hybridisation of existing solar plants is driving BESS deployment in Spain
October 26, 2026
Alea Energy DataBase: a comprehensive view of European electricity markets for data-driven decision-making
October 23, 2026
Volatility cannot be avoided. But it can be anticipated
October 23, 2026
New battery contracts and hybrid PPAs: challenges for valuation, accounting and financing
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| WEBINARS |
On November 12, 2026, at 10:00 CET, we will hold our 71st webinar, "European energy markets: prospects, batteries and hybridisation", covering the following topics:
- European energy markets: recent developments and outlook for winter 2026–2027
- Prospects for batteries, hybridisation and energy storage
- Battery profitability and main revenue streams
- Analysis and valuation of battery and hybridisation projects
The speaker will be:
- Oriol Saltó i Bauzà, Associate Partner at AleaSoft
On October 15, 2026, we held our 70th webinar, "European energy markets: prospects, renewable energy financing and storage", covering the following topics:
- European energy markets: recent evolution and prospects for winter 2026-2027
- Financing of renewable energy and storage projects
- Prospects for batteries and hybridisation
- The role of forecasts in financing, audits and portfolio valuation
The speakers were:
- Oriol Saltó i Bauzà, Associate Partner at AleaSoft
- Álvaro Antón Azcoiti, Director, Corporate Finance Energy at Deloitte
- Álvaro Osés Lainez, Manager, Treasury Advisory at Deloitte
| HOW WE HELP EACH PROFILE IN THE SECTOR |
Each player in the energy sector faces different decisions, but they all share the same challenge: making decisions in a context of high uncertainty, price volatility, and rapid market transformation.
At AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, we help all stakeholders in the sector anticipate scenarios, assess risks, and make decisions with a solid market outlook.
- Developers of renewable energy and battery storage projects, investment funds, and banks: support in project evaluation, financing, due diligence, asset valuation, risk analysis, PPAs, and investment decisions.
- Industry, large consumers, and data centers: support in energy cost management, purchasing strategies, hedging, PPAs, self-consumption, energy storage, and process electrification.
- Generators (utilities and IPPs): support in portfolio optimisation, revenue assessment, risk management, hybridisation, repowering, market operations, and asset planning.
- Retailers: support in portfolio management, energy purchasing strategies, pricing, hedging, demand forecasting, PPAs, and market risk analysis.
- Control centres: support in daily operations, renewable generation forecasting, demand forecasting, imbalance reduction, market participation, and management of hybrid assets and batteries.
- TSOs and distribution system operators: support in grid planning and operation, demand analysis, renewable integration, flexibility, energy storage, and system stability.
- Traders, demand aggregators, and market representatives: support in market decision-making, arbitrage, risk management, scenario analysis, buying and selling strategies, and participation in spot, futures, and balancing markets.
- Renewable fuels, hydrogen, methanol, ammonia, and biofuels: support in project evaluation, energy cost analysis, design of electricity supply strategies, renewable integration, energy storage, and market scenarios.
The goal is for each company to have access to information tailored to its reality, decision horizon, and specific risks, from daily operations to strategic planning and long-term investment.
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| SOLUTIONS FOR MAKING BETTER DECISIONS IN ENERGY MARKETS |
The solutions from AleaSoft Energy Forecasting are designed to help companies reduce uncertainty, identify opportunities, and manage risks in increasingly complex energy markets.
- AleaStorage: helps assess the economic viability, revenues, sizing, and optimization of energy storage and hybridization projects.
- AleaGreen: helps make investment decisions, financing, asset valuation, PPAs, M&A, and due diligence with a long-term market perspective.
- AleaBlue: helps operate in markets, manage risks, define hedging strategies, and make short- and medium-term decisions.
- AleaHub: helps connect renewable sector players interested in opportunities related to PPAs, assets, and renewable and storage projects.
- AleaWhite: helps track and analyze energy market developments using the Alea Energy Database, an online data platform, and specialized market reports.
- AleaConsulting: helps develop customized analyses, market studies, audits, specialized reports, and strategic advisory to support investment decisions, operations, contracting, and risk management.
For more information on how AleaSoft Energy Forecasting can help your company with market decision-making, investment, financing, operations, contracting, or risk management, you can contact us at info@aleasoft.com.