September 18, 2024 11:57 GMT
POWER: Nordic Hydro Reserve Gain Quicker on Higher Rain
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Nordic hydropower reserves gained at a much faster pace last week (week 37), with stocks at 81.9% of capacity, or 104.02TWh amid a sharp on-week rise in precipitation, with reserves widening their on year surplus.
- Stocks increased by 1.6 percentage points compared to a 0.2-point gain the week prior and a 1.7-point rise in week 35.
- Precipitation in the Nordic region over 9-15 Sept (week 37) totalled 45.8mm compared to 12.74mm the week prior, supporting stocks.
- Reservoir levels were at a 3.6-point surplus on the year after having remained 2.3 points above for the past two weeks.
- The deficit to the 19-year average narrowed to 1.4 points, after widening to 2 points from 1.6 points in week 36.
- Swedish reserves moved upward, after having ended their 19-week upward trend in week 36, to be at 79.6% of capacity, while Norwegian reserves climbed to 84.1% from 82.1% of capacity.
- And Finnish hydro stocks continued their fall, edging down to 62.4% of capacity from 62.8% the week prior and remained sharply down on the year.
- Looking ahead, the latest ECMWF suggests Norway’s hydrological balance has been slightly revised up, with the balance ending at +1.69TWh on 2 Oct compared to the previous forecasts of +1.52TWh
- And Sweden is expected at +696GWh on 2 Oct compared to just +463GWh anticipated before.
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