Prompt up on tighter solar, nuclear supply
FRANKFURT, Aug 1 (Reuters) -European wholesale power prices rose on Thursday on expectations of lower solar output on the day-ahead while nuclear power availability dropped in France.
"Solar power supplies keep on their downward trajectory in Germany, thus lifting residual load," said LSEG analyst Riccardo Paviero.
"The overall signal is sideways to bullish," Paviero added, citing more wind and lower consumption as bearish factors.
German baseload day-ahead power TRDEBD1 was bid at 100 euros ($108.07) per megawatt hour (MWh) at 0730 GMT, having closed at 94.5 euros in the previous session.
The equivalent French contract TRFRBD1 was up 0.7% at 74.0 euros/MWh.
On the supply side, German solar power output was forecast at 10.4 gigawatts (GW) on Friday, down from 13.3 GW seen on Thursday.
French nuclear availability dropped by three percentage points from a day earlier to stand at 74% of installed capacity. POWER/FR
The 1,310 MW Golfech 2 reactor in south-western France will likely be offline until Aug. 26, having been expected back online at the coming weekend.
Golfech 1, which is the same size, will be out at least until Friday, according to LSEG data.
Both rely on cooling water from the Garonne river, which is limited when the temperature exceeds regulatory levels.
Power usage and temperatures were seen falling.
In Germany, the anticipated day-on-day loss in demand was pegged at 1.3 GW, with usage likely totalling 51.7 GW on Friday, while declines in France by 1.9 GW would take the total to 43.9 GW in the same period, LSEG data showed.
Benchmark forwards curve prices were untraded while oil and carbon climbed.
German 2025 baseload TRDEBYZ5 had closed at 94.15 euros/MWh and France's year-ahead contract at 78.55 euros on Wednesday. TRFRBYZ5
Benchmark European carbon prices CFI2Zc1 added 0.4% at 69.67 euros a metric ton.
German utility Uniper has boosted its 2024 outlook after beating first-half expectations, citing good operating performance and positive gas price developments.
($1 = 0.9253 euros)
Reporting Vera Eckert; Editing by Eileen Soreng
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