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European electricity market news — power prices, grid, renewables, gas-for-power and policy.

KBR deal gives UK AI start-up Applied Computing a North Sea route to market

United Kingdom 20 Jul

UK government concedes electrolyser flexibility does not pay

United Kingdom 20 Jul

Italy awards first commercial biomethane auction in 6 TWh deal with six firms

Soaring temperatures force UK grid alert as solar and gas stumble under heatwave

United Kingdom 20 Jul

German Power Steady at €122.88 as Record Renewables Mask Summer Risks

German Power 20 Jul

EC pledges quick approval for Germany's gas tender as clean energy lobbies flag grid overhaul risk

French winter power climbs to multi-year high on Middle East risk premium

Redeia chair uses France World Cup defeat to press case for Pyrenean cables

EU Sets 46% Electrification Target as German Baseload Front-Month Holds at €122/MWh

German Power 19 Jul

Greece could hit 20 GW solar by 2030, beating its own target by 43%, lobby says

Saharan Dust Hits Italian Solar as French Nuclear Shortfall Tightens Import Options

France Cut 6.4 GW of Nuclear Output as Heatwave Forces Emergency Oil Burn

French Nuclear Faces August Disruption Risk After Three Heatwaves

EDF Union Files Year-End Strike Authorization as Heat Cuts Ease at French Nuclear Plants

France's Nuclear Cuts Expose Still-Broken Balancing Settlement

UK Energy Bills Up 13% Since July; October Cap to Ease Pain by Barely 0.5%

United Kingdom 19 Jul

Masdar buys into Repsol's Spanish renewables as Spain's grid reaches 74.5% clean power

Burnham to keep UK green energy targets intact, analysts say, as North Sea lobby renews push

United Kingdom 18 Jul

Ukraine builds European air-defence coalition as allies face a $389bn support bill

Rosebank and Jackdaw Reach Consent Phase as UK's Winter Supply Window Narrows

United Kingdom 18 Jul

EU Electrification Plan Targets 46% Power Share by 2040, Cutting Gas Imports 70%

German Power 18 Jul

Vattenfall CEO warns European gas refilling cost will drive up winter power prices

Vattenfall 18 Jul

Opinion: UK Carbon Negotiators Are Pricing Against a Moving Target

RTE Settlement Revisions Unresolved as French Day-Ahead Power Climbs to €146.54

France holds 10 GW net power export margin through heatwave despite nuclear curtailments

EDF Nuclear Heat Restrictions Set to Fall to 9% of Installed Capacity

Italy's regulator sets 2030 target to complete zonal power pricing as gas dominates market

EU sets 46% electrification target by 2040, aiming to cut gas imports by more than 70%

German Power 17 Jul

Energy UK tells Burnham to strip policy costs from business bills to break high-price trap

United Kingdom 17 Jul

French renewable curtailments set to double in 2026 as nuclear fleet returns

French Balancing Market Corrections Persist Despite RTE Assurances, Traders Say

Spain’s Sanchez presses Brussels and Paris to fast-track Pyrenees power links after Iberian blackout

Aurora warns Ireland grid could fail in more severe heatwaves

German Power 16 Jul

UK Faces £800m Carbon Bill as Brexit Talks Stall After Starmer Exit

United Kingdom 15 Jul

German Power Holds Gains as TTF Rally Keeps Generation Costs Elevated

CBI Presses Incoming UK Prime Minister on Industrial Electricity Costs

United Kingdom 15 Jul

Europe's 15-minute power market has raised volatility and risk, six months on

German Power 15 Jul

UK nuclear report names Scottish sites as Edinburgh stays opposed

United Kingdom 14 Jul

Scotland told to fix grid rules, not freeze data centres – Aurora

French spot power forecast to top EUR 100 next week as heat threatens reactors again

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