Tag: Brent prices

Gas price surge did not prevent prices from falling in most European electricity markets in the second week of October

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 13, 2026. 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 […]

Analysis third quarter
2026

Gas and CO₂ drove European electricity market prices to multi-year highs in the third quarter of 2026

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 6, 2026. In the third quarter of 2026, prices rose in the main European electricity markets compared to the previous quarter and to the same period of 2025. The rise in gas and CO2 prices, higher demand and lower wind energy production drove this trend. Solar PV production reached quarterly historic […]

European electricity market prices rose in the week of September 28, with Spain and Portugal reaching their highest levels since 2022

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 5, 2026. In the week of September 28, weekly prices increased in most European electricity markets, supported by lower solar energy production. Spain and Portugal reached their highest daily prices since December 2022. Although photovoltaic energy production declined over the week as a whole, Portugal and Italy set all‑time records for […]

Analysis September
2026

European electricity market prices reached multi-year highs in September, while solar energy continued to break records

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 1, 2026. In September 2026, prices rose in the main European electricity markets. Higher gas prices, driven by low European reserves and geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, together with the rise in CO2 prices and in demand, favoured this trend. The monthly fall in solar photovoltaic energy production added […]

Wind energy production decline drove up European electricity market prices despite lower gas prices in the fourth week of September

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 28, 2026. In the fourth week of September, weekly prices rose in most major European electricity markets, driven by a drop in wind energy production despite lower gas prices. Italy was the exception, as higher wind energy production and lower demand pushed prices down. The British market registered its highest daily […]

European electricity markets end the third week of September lower after reaching daily highs at the start of the week

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 21, 2026. In the third week of September, weekly prices fell in most major European electricity markets, supported by higher wind energy production and lower demand, despite high gas prices. France, Portugal, Spain and the Nordic market reached their highest daily prices since December 2022. TTF gas registered its highest settlement […]

TTF gas prices at their highest levels since 2022 and lower wind energy production drive up European electricity market prices in the second week of September

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 14, 2026. In the second week of September, weekly prices increased in most European electricity markets. Lower wind energy production in Germany and France, together with higher gas and CO2 prices, drove this trend, while stronger wind energy production pushed prices down in Spain and Portugal. Tensions in the Middle East […]

TTF gas and Southern European electricity markets hit their highest levels since 2022 and 2023 in the first week of September

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 7, 2026. In the first week of September, Spain and Portugal reached their highest daily electricity prices since December 2022, while Italy reached its highest level since January 2023, amid lower wind energy production, higher demand and elevated gas prices. The main European electricity markets set records for solar photovoltaic energy […]

Electricity and gas futures point to a winter of high prices in Europe

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 2, 2026. Electricity futures have risen sharply in Europe over the summer, amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and rising gas prices. The rise increases hedging costs for large consumers and electro-intensive industry, while higher price curves may improve the bankability of renewable PPAs. Rise in electricity futures prices Electricity […]

Analysis August
2026

Prices rose in all European electricity markets in August driven by gas, while solar energy hit record highs for the month

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 1, 2026. In August 2026, monthly prices rose in all the main European electricity markets. The increase in gas and CO2 emission allowance prices, together with the monthly decline in solar energy production and lower wind energy production in most markets, drove this trend. Even so, solar PV production reached record […]

European electricity markets registered higher wind energy production and lower prices in the fourth week of August

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 31, 2026. In the fourth week of August, weekly prices fell in most European electricity markets. A widespread increase in wind energy production supported this trend, with Italy as the exception. Portugal set a wind energy production record for an August day. Brent futures fell. In contrast, TTF gas futures rose, […]

TTF gas at its highest since January 2023 drives up European electricity market prices in the third week of August

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 24, 2026. In the third week of August, weekly average prices rose in most of the main European electricity markets. The increase in TTF gas and CO₂ and the fall in solar energy production drove this trend. In Spain, Portugal and Italy, higher wind energy production and lower demand favored the […]