Spot prices mixed with Germany up on lower wind supply
PARIS, Aug 21 (Reuters) -European prompt power prices were mixed on Thursday amid expectations of a fall in German wind power supply.
In response to the late price fall on the gas and carbon markets on Tuesday, the German power market also experienced a downturn by the market close, Energi Danmark analysts said.
Temperatures in Germany are currently not as high as often seen in August, but geopolitical concerns should prevent the market from a big downturn, they added.
German baseload power for Thursday TRDEBD1 was up 18.6% at 63 euros ($70.02) per megawatt hour (MWh) by 0823 GMT.
French day-ahead TRFRBD1 power fell 4.6% to 36.75 euros/MWh.
German wind power output is expected to fall by 5.6 gigawatts (GW) on Thursday to 17.9 GW, while French wind power output is expected to add 180 megawatts (MW) to 3.4 GW, LSEG data showed.
Solar power supply in Germany is also seen down by 520 MW at 13.6 GW, according to the data.
The residual load in Germany is expected to be negative for three hours on Thursday starting at noon, and as a result Germany will be an exporter over those hours, LSEG analyst Naser Hashemi said.
French nuclear availability was unchanged at 73% of total capacity. POWER/FR
Power consumption in Germany is expected to edge up 260 MW to 53.4 GW on Thursday, while demand in France is projected to add 930 MW to 41.4 GW, LSEG data showed.
German year-ahead power TRDEBYZ5 dipped 0.1% to 97.70 euros/MWh, while the French 2025 baseload contract TRFRBYZ5 was untraded with an ask price of 85.15 euros/MWh.
European CO2 allowances for December 2024 CFI2Zc1 rose 0.6% to 73.54 euros a metric ton.
($1 = 0.8998 euros)
Reporting by Forrest Crellin; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta
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