European electricity market prices remained high in the last week of January, with the Iberian market decoupled
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 2, 2026. In the last week of January, weekly prices in most major European electricity markets rose slightly compared to the previous week and stayed above €110/MWh. By contrast, the Iberian market decoupled once again, with averages close to €20/MWh, supported by wind energy production and lower electricity demand. In Italy, […]
Gas drove European electricity market prices in the fourth week of January, while wind energy pushed them down in Iberia
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, January 26, 2026. In the fourth week of January, prices in most major European electricity markets increased compared to the previous week, with daily values above €100/MWh in most sessions. Higher gas prices, whose futures rose above €40/MWh, levels not seen since June 2025, together with lower wind energy production and higher […]
Gas and CO₂ prices rose in the third week of January, putting upward pressure on European electricity market prices
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, January 19, 2026. In the third week of January, prices in the main European electricity markets registered an upward trend and most of them exceeded €100/MWh as a weekly average, although in many cases they were lower than those of the previous week. On January 17, the Iberian market registered its highest […]
Analysis December
2025
European electricity market prices fell in December, but remained above October levels
2025
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, January 13, 2026. In December 2025, prices in most major European electricity markets fell compared to November and stood below €90/MWh, although they were higher than in October. The Iberian and French markets reached their highest levels since March and April, respectively. Photovoltaic energy production set records for a December month in […]
Analysis Year 2025
European electricity market prices rose in 2025, although they were the second lowest since 2021, in a year of photovoltaic records
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, January 7, 2026. In 2025, prices in the main European electricity markets rose until February, fell in spring and stabilised in the second half of the year, with an annual average price above €60/MWh in most markets. Prices increased compared to 2024 due to higher gas and CO₂ prices, as well as […]
Low temperatures and gas drive European electricity market prices at the start of 2026
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, January 5, 2026. In the first week of 2026, prices in the main European electricity markets rebounded after falling on January 1, driven by higher demand and gas prices, together with lower wind energy availability in some markets. At the same time, photovoltaic energy production set new all‑time highs for a December […]
The Christmas effect and the increase in renewable energy production put downward pressure on European electricity market prices
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, December 29, 2025. In the fourth week of December, prices in most major European electricity markets declined compared to the previous week, with weekly averages below €85/MWh. Lower demand during the Christmas holidays, together with higher wind and solar energy production, drove this decrease. Photovoltaic energy reached all‑time highs for a December […]
Moderate increases in European electricity market prices in the third week of December due to higher demand and rising gas and CO₂ prices
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, December 22, 2025. In the third week of December, prices in most major European electricity markets rose slightly compared to the previous week, in many cases exceeding an average of €85/MWh. Higher demand due to colder temperatures and rising gas and CO₂ prices drove this trend, in a context of higher wind […]
TTF gas hits its lowest level in twenty months and puts pressure on European electricity markets, which fall in the first days of December
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, December 9, 2025. In the first week of December, most major European electricity markets registered week‑on‑week declines and prices below €95/MWh, with lows in France, Spain and Portugal, although several markets registered daily prices above €100/MWh. In addition, many markets set solar photovoltaic energy production records for a December day, Spain registered […]
The increase in storage and demand will stabilise the market and drive decarbonisation
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, December 5, 2025. The first year of the “five‑year period of batteries” has confirmed both the decisive progress of renewable energy and the significant challenges that still persist in the electricity market. This was the central theme of the 61st edition of AleaSoft Energy Forecasting’s monthly webinars, in which experts from EY, […]
Low temperatures drive up demand and prices in European electricity markets in the third week of November
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 24, 2025. In the third week of November, prices in the main European electricity markets increased, driven by higher demand associated with falling temperatures and by lower renewable energy production in several markets. Most markets exceeded €95/MWh in weekly average prices and on Friday, November 21, daily prices reached their highest […]
European electricity market prices fall with higher wind energy production and lower gas prices in the second week of November
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 17, 2025. In the second week of November, prices fell in most major European electricity markets compared to the previous week, driven by an increase in wind energy production and a decline in gas prices. On November 13, TTF gas futures registered their lowest settlement price since May 2024, €30.46/MWh. Electricity […]