Front-quarter prices edge down on wetter weather view
July 18 (Reuters) -Nordic front-quarter power prices eased as water levels edged up, while forecasts for wet weather in the hydropower-dependent region also pressured prices.
* The Nordic front-quarter contract ENOFBLQc1 fell 0.15 euro to 44.7 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh) at 1129 GMT.
* Nordic water reserves available 15 days ahead PCAEC00 were seen at 0.95 terawatt hours (TWh) below normal compared with 1.84 TWh below normal on Wednesday.
* "The forecasts have turned a bit drier over the last few days but are still wetter than average for this time of the year," said Karsten Sander Nielsen, a senior market analyst at Energi Danmark.
* "The related markets are also relatively bearish, with ample gas supply and a German power market which is at the lowest price level since April, and this also weighs on the Nordic market."
* Germany's Cal'25 baseload TRDEBYc1, Europe's benchmark contract, steadied at 87.30 euros/MWh.
* Carbon front-year allowances CFI2Zc1 shed 0.47 euros to 66.07 euros a tonne.
* Warmer than normal weather conditions are likely until the weekend, but conditions could return to being more unsettled next week, according to Georg Muller, a meteorologist at LSEG.
* Meanwhile, Dutch and British wholesale gas prices were steady on Thursday morning, with supply and demand in the market fairly balanced. NG/EU
* The Nordic power price for next-day physical delivery FXSYSAL=NPX, or system price, rose 2.36 euros or 9.5% to 27.14 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh).
Reporting by Rahul Paswan in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid
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