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POWER: French Spot Power to Fall on Wind, Demand

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The French spot power index is expected to fall with forecasts for higher wind generation and lower demand. France April power is seen to rise, once trading, with a downward revision in wind forecasts and gains in the energy complex. 

  • France Base Power APR 25 closed down 1% at 57.51 EUR/MWh on 4 March.
  • EUA DEC 25 up 0.6% at 68.88 EUR/MT
  • TTF Gas APR 25 up 0.9% at 43.85 EUR/MWh
  • Nuclear availability in France was stable at 77% of capacity as of Wednesday morning, RTE data showed, cited by Bloomberg.
  • French nuclear generation is forecast to average 48.91GW on Thursday, up from 48.89GWh/h on Wednesday, Reuters data showed.
  • The latest two-week ECMWF weather forecast for Paris suggests mean temperatures will be above normal on 5-11 March, before falling below the average.
  • Mean temperatures in Paris are forecast to rise to 9.5C on Thursday, up from 7.4C on Wednesday and above the seasonal average of 6.9C.
  • Power demand in France is forecast to fall to 57.08GW on Thursday, down from 58.41GW on Wednesday according to Bloomberg.
  • Wind output in France is forecast to increase to 8.73GW during base load on Thursday, from 3.02GW a day earlier. Solar PV output is forecast to decline to 8.42GW during peak load on Thursday, down from 9.98GW on Wednesday according to SpotRenewables.
  • Residual load in France is forecast to decline to decline to 44.05GWh/h on Thursday, down from 51.72GWh/h on Wednesday according to Reuters.
  • France’s hydro balance has been broadly unchanged on the day to end at -3.53TWh on 19 March according to Bloomberg.
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The French spot power index is expected to fall with forecasts for higher wind generation and lower demand. France April power is seen to rise, once trading, with a downward revision in wind forecasts and gains in the energy complex. 

  • France Base Power APR 25 closed down 1% at 57.51 EUR/MWh on 4 March.
  • EUA DEC 25 up 0.6% at 68.88 EUR/MT
  • TTF Gas APR 25 up 0.9% at 43.85 EUR/MWh
  • Nuclear availability in France was stable at 77% of capacity as of Wednesday morning, RTE data showed, cited by Bloomberg.
  • French nuclear generation is forecast to average 48.91GW on Thursday, up from 48.89GWh/h on Wednesday, Reuters data showed.
  • The latest two-week ECMWF weather forecast for Paris suggests mean temperatures will be above normal on 5-11 March, before falling below the average.
  • Mean temperatures in Paris are forecast to rise to 9.5C on Thursday, up from 7.4C on Wednesday and above the seasonal average of 6.9C.
  • Power demand in France is forecast to fall to 57.08GW on Thursday, down from 58.41GW on Wednesday according to Bloomberg.
  • Wind output in France is forecast to increase to 8.73GW during base load on Thursday, from 3.02GW a day earlier. Solar PV output is forecast to decline to 8.42GW during peak load on Thursday, down from 9.98GW on Wednesday according to SpotRenewables.
  • Residual load in France is forecast to decline to decline to 44.05GWh/h on Thursday, down from 51.72GWh/h on Wednesday according to Reuters.
  • France’s hydro balance has been broadly unchanged on the day to end at -3.53TWh on 19 March according to Bloomberg.