Tense calm in the energy markets in Europe

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 12, 2021. The situation of the energy markets in Europe is of tense calm. The increased flow of gas to the continent’s reserves slowed the rise in prices in gas and electricity markets. But prices continue at extremely high levels and very dependent on any news about the supply of gas […]

November began with price decreases in most European electricity markets

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 8, 2021. In the first week of November, prices of most European electricity markets registered declines, favoured by the drop in gas prices and the increase in wind energy production in some markets. In the Iberian market, the increase in solar energy production was another factor that favoured that prices fell. […]

The activation of Cesce credits: good news in the midst of troubled times of the electricity sector

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, November 5, 2021. On November 2, the public insurance company Cesce approved the guarantee coverage modality for PPA between electro‑intensive consumers and renewable energy developers within the framework of the Statute of electro‑intensive consumers, which will guarantee the signing of these PPA. Electro‑intensive consumers have a great opportunity to minimise their exposure […]

Second consecutive week of price decreases in most European energy markets

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 25, 2021. In the third week of October, prices of most spot and futures European electricity markets fell. The decrease in gas and CO2 led to declines in electricity markets, in which wind energy production also increased in a generalised way. However, in the Italian and Iberian markets prices increased. Despite […]

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting: Witnesses to the energy transition during the last 22 years

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 22, 2021. Last October 8 was the 22nd anniversary of AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. In all these years the company witnessed the transition of the Spanish electricity sector, which went from being dominated by coal energy production initially, to having almost zero participation in this technology in recent years, and how other […]

The valuation of the exposure to market prices volatility needs hourly forecasts

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 19, 2021. PPA are essential hedging tools for achieving renewable energy capacity targets for the energy transition. But, although they became common in the news of the electricity sector, their accounting is very complex and, as it is a long‑term hedging contract, it requires periodic estimates of the asset’s value and […]

Prices of several European electricity markets fell although levels remain high

AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, October 18, 2021. During the second week of October, prices of several European markets fell compared to those of the previous week, favoured by the decrease in gas and CO2 prices and the increase in wind energy production in some markets during this period. Even so, price levels in electricity markets continue […]