AleaSoft, October 25, 2018. The mass of Arctic air that will soon enter the Iberian Peninsula will bring a drop in temperatures and an increase in electricity demand and wind energy production. According to AleaSoft forecasts, the effect on the spot market of electricity will be a drop in the prices for the weekend and next week.
The arrival of the Arctic air that is expected for Friday, October 26, will cause a drastic drop in temperatures in the Iberian Peninsula. The drop in temperatures would hit bottom between Sunday and Monday, and it is expected that the fall could exceed 8°C on average throughout the peninsula. According to AleaSoft, temperatures will be more than 6.5°C below the average temperatures for this time of year.
Such a deep drop in temperatures will inevitably lead to an increase in the demand for electricity. AleaSoft forecasts that next week’s demand, from October 29 to November 4, will grow 6.0% with respect to the current week, once the effect of the November 1 festivity has been corrected.
With the drop in temperatures, an increase in wind speed will also happen, and it will lead to an increase in wind energy production. According to the forecasts of AleaSoft, during the weekend, the wind energy production will double the average of this week, where the production has been low in general, especially for Thursday 25.
Both the increase in demand and wind energy production will affect the wholesale electricity market, increasing both the supply of available energy and the demand. As predicted by AleaSoft, the effect of the increase in the demand for electricity will be surpassed by the effect of the increase in wind power offered, so that the overall price trend will be clearly downward.
Source: Obtained from the Spanish National Weather Agency (AEMET)
Por otra parte, durante esta semana, la situación en los principales mercados eléctricos europeos ha sido de convergencia. Los mercados MIBEL de España y Portugal, EPEX SPOT de Francia, IPEX de Italia y N2EX de Gran Bretaña se han concentrado alrededor de los 70 €/MWh. Y en otro nivel completamente distinto, los mercados EPEX SPOT de Alemania y NORDPOOL de los países nórdicos se han situado por debajo de los 50 €/MWh.
Source: Prepared by AleaSoft using data from OMIE, EPEX SPOT, N2EX, IPEX and NordPool.
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