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Daily (07.11.2023): European spot electricity prices skyrocketed by over 300% on Monday amid declining wind generation and a drop of French nuclear availability

Oil prices recovered slightly on Monday, after Saudi Arabia and Russia reaffirmed their crude production and export cuts until the end of the year. Consequently, Brent crude closed at $85.18 per barrel, and WTI crude ended at $80.82 per barrel.

read more... 07/11/2023

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Daily (06.11.2023): European spot electricity prices plunged by 50% on Friday amid mild weather forecasts and stronger wind generation

Oil prices fell by 2.3% on Friday on easing supply disruption fears due to Middle East tensions. Consequently, Brent crude settled at $84.89 per barrel, and WTI crude closed at $80.51 per barrel.

read more... 06/11/2023

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Daily (31.10.2023): European spot electricity prices skyrocketed on Monday due to falling wind output and stronger demand

Oil prices plummeted by over 3% on Monday as economic concerns ahead of the next US interest rate decision this week outweighed supply risks driven by the Middle Eastern conflict. Thus, Brent crude settled at $87.45 a barrel, while WTI crude stood at $82.31 a barrel.

read more... 31/10/2023

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Elering and AST to build a hybrid interconnector with 1GW capacity

Electricity transmission system operators Elering and Augstsprieguma tīkls (AST) have agreed to build a new interconnector between Estonia and Latvia.

read more... 23/10/2023

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EU electricity market deal paves way for France to ditch divisive ARENH scheme

A deal on reforming the EU’s power market, reached by the 27 EU member states on Tuesday (17 October), paves the way for Paris to ditch a much-decried scheme forcing state utility EDF to sell its nuclear energy production to competitors below market price.

read more... 20/10/2023

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