Wet weather view, high water levels push down forward rates
Aug 16 (Reuters) -Nordic forward power contracts fell on Friday, pressured by forecasts for wetter weather and high water reserves in the hydropower-reliant region.
* The Nordic front-quarter power contract ENOFBLQc1 fell 0.8 euros to 45.5 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) at 09:30 GMT. However, the contract gained about 2.7% so far this week.
* The Nordic front-year ENOFBLYc1 lost 0.25 euros to 42 euros and shed about 0.5% this week as of now.
* "The contracts are down today and I believe somewhat wetter weather is the main explanation for this," said Oletom Djupskaas, a power analyst at LSEG.
* "The hydro situation have improved and the water reservoirs are getting full in Norway."
* Nordic water reserves available 15 days ahead PCAEC00 were seen at 5.17 terawatt hours (TWh) above normal, compared with 4.13 TWh above normal on Thursday.
* "Precipitation will be frequent and will likely deliver above normal amounts to western and southern Norway," Georg Muller, a meteorologist at LSEG, said in a note.
* "Temperatures will be largely below normal in the west and south."
* Germany's Cal'25 baseload TRDEBYc1, Europe's benchmark contract, added 0.25 euros to 99.45 euros/MWh.
* Carbon front-year allowances CFI2Zc1 gained 0.26 euro to 72.37 euros a tonne.
* The Nordic power price for next-day physical delivery FXSYSAL=NPX, or system price, fell 2.56 euros or 13.3% to 16.68 euros per megawatt hour (MWh).
Reporting by Rahul Paswan in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore
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