Tag: Brent prices

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 […]

European electricity market prices rise in the second week of August driven by gas and lower wind energy production

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 17, 2026. In the second week of August, weekly prices increased in the main European electricity markets, except in Italy, and exceeded 128 €/MWh, except in the Nord Pool market. The rise in TTF gas prices and the fall in wind energy production favored this trend. Germany and Portugal set solar photovoltaic […]

Rising wind energy production and falling demand drive down European electricity market prices in the first week of August

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 10, 2026. In the first week of August, weekly prices fell in most of the main European electricity markets. In contrast, they rose in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. The increase in wind energy production and the decline in demand favored this trend. Spain, Portugal, France and Germany set photovoltaic energy […]

Analysis July
2026

Gas and demand drove up prices in a July of record demand and solar energy production in Europe

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 4, 2026. In July 2026, monthly prices rose in most of the main European electricity markets. The rise in gas prices and CO2 emission rights prices, the increase in demand and lower wind energy production in several markets drove this trend. Solar photovoltaic energy production reached record highs in Germany, Spain, […]

Falling wind energy production and rising demand drive up European electricity market prices in the last week of July

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 3, 2026. In the last week of July, prices rose across the main European electricity markets except the Nordic market, and most markets exceeded €100/MWh. Lower wind energy production and higher demand drove this trend. Markets set records for photovoltaic energy production for an August day. Easing hostilities between the United […]

More wind energy and lower demand drive down European electricity market prices in the fourth week of July

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, July 27, 2026. In the fourth week of July, weekly prices fell in most European electricity markets, although most markets still averaged more than €105/MWh. Higher wind energy production and lower demand supported this trend. Italy and Great Britain bucked the trend. Italy’s greater exposure to gas prices allowed the rise in […]

Heat, Hormuz and high electricity prices: summer reminds the market of the value of hedging

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, July 22, 2026. High temperatures, geopolitical risk in the Strait of Hormuz, low stored gas levels and heat-related power plant outages are shaping a demanding summer for the European electricity markets. In this context, high prices and market volatility again bring to the forefront the need for well-designed risk hedging strategies backed […]

Rising gas and CO₂ prices drive up European electricity market prices in the third week of July

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, July 20, 2026. In the third week of July, weekly prices rose across the main European electricity markets and exceeded €110/MWh in most of them. Higher gas and CO2 prices, together with lower solar energy production, drove this trend. Lower wind energy production or higher demand also pushed prices up in some […]

Analysis June
2026

European solar photovoltaic energy production broke records in June, while prices rose in most markets

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, July 2, 2026. In June 2026, solar photovoltaic energy production reached all-time highs in the main European electricity markets. Wind energy production also broke records for a month of June in France and Portugal. Monthly average prices rose in most markets, driven by higher summer demand and higher CO2 emission prices, despite […]