News on European electricity markets
Week 42/2026
(12/10/2026-16/10/2026)
| NEWS |
October 14, 2026
From installing renewables to knowing how to manage them: the next transformation of the electricity market
After almost three decades of transformation of the electricity market, the next major challenge is no longer just installing more renewable capacity. Storage, demand flexibility, grids and an operation ever closer to real time will be decisive in efficiently integrating renewable energy production and making the most of its potential.
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October 13, 2026
Gas price surge did not prevent prices from falling in most European electricity markets in the second week of October
In the week of October 5, weekly prices fell in most European electricity markets, supported by higher wind energy production in Germany and France and, in the Iberian Peninsula, by lower demand and higher solar energy production. Italy was the exception, driven by rising gas prices and lower solar energy production. Germany, France and Spain set records for photovoltaic energy production for an October day. TTF gas prices rose due to low European storage levels and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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October 9, 2026
The energy sector and the elections: 30-year investments versus four-year political cycles
The snap general election called for November 29 opens a new political chapter at a significant moment for the energy sector. Many of the decisions taken during the next legislature will affect investments with a useful life of several decades. Renewables, storage, grids, nuclear, industry and new sources of demand all need visibility, regulatory stability and technical, long-term planning.
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| RRSS |
October 15, 2026
Solar PV with batteries: thinking like a chess grandmaster
October 14, 2026
27 years of applying artificial intelligence to energy. A new chapter with AleaAI
October 14, 2026
The rise in gas prices did not prevent declines in most European electricity markets
October 14, 2026
PPAs with batteries: new opportunities for revenue stability and project financing
October 12, 2026
27 years of applying artificial intelligence to the energy sector. And we are still expanding its possibilities.
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October 9, 2026
Long-term electricity market forecasts for renewable project financing
October 9, 2026
Decide before the market forces you to react
| 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
- 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
- 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.