European Power

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

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

EC endorsed German capacity rules barring batteries from new power tenders

Solar lobby presses Brussels for ruling on Chinese supplier curbs as heatwave strains European grids

France's Third Heatwave Cuts Nuclear Output as European Grid Strain Deepens

EU solar generates record 52 TWh in June, supplies more power than nuclear or gas for first time

German Power 14 Jul

TotalEnergies Sells 170 MW European Rooftop Solar Portfolio to Sharpen Focus on Large-Scale Projects

TotalEnergies 14 Jul

EU Commission draft sets 100 GW annual renewables target and two-thirds cut in European gas use

German Power 14 Jul

Turkey and Iraq Buy Time on Ceyhan Pipeline With One-Year Extension

UK awards Sizewell B a CfD in first for an existing nuclear plant

Sizewell C 14 Jul

Europe's African solar pledge runs into an unbuilt grid

German Power 13 Jul

Romania gives renewables developers two-year reprieve as grid delays stack up

Italian minister revises 2050 power demand to 700 TWh, up 20% from 2024 estimate

EDF Curtails 8.8 GW as French Nuclear Cuts Set Heatwave Record

Heat Wave Forces Nuclear Shutdowns, Exposes Europe's Grid Storage Gap

EU Africa power ambition runs into a 1.4 GW bottleneck at Gibraltar

IEA Chief Says EU Squandered Electrification Window Since 2022 Energy Crisis

EDF Heat Curbs Strip 6.7% of French Nuclear Capacity After St Alban 2 Extension

Britain Turns to Scotland's Lochs to Store the Power Its Wind Fleet Can't Use

United Kingdom 12 Jul

Britain's 1,700 hydro schemes add up to just 2 GW as pumped-storage bet grows

United Kingdom 12 Jul

French Nuclear Cooling Risk Peaks in June as Brussels Probes EUR 73bn Reactor Plan

UK Puts Sizewell B on a Fixed-Price Contract, Extending Its Life to 2055

Sizewell C 12 Jul

German Power Set for More Evening Spikes as Solar Fades to Weak Wind

German Power 12 Jul

Spain’s renewables hold power prices near €59/MWh as Hormuz risk lifts European gas

Strait of Hormuz 11 Jul

Ukrainian Drones Knock Out Russia's Omsk Refinery, Pitching Central Asia Into a Fuel Crisis

Field Wins Scottish Consent for 200 MW Caithness Battery as Ofgem's LDES Shortlist Firms Up

Ore Energy's 1 GWh Dutch storage deal lands as Europe's negative-price season deepens

Netherlands 11 Jul

Ukraine's EU power market coupling may slip to 2029 without faster reform, study warns

Negative Power Prices Double in Iberia, France and Greece as Renewables Outrun Demand

Netherlands routes decommissioned wind turbines to Ukraine as reuse undercuts scrap

Netherlands 10 Jul

French Nuclear Sheds 4 GW to Summer Heat as EDF Extends Chooz 2 Outage to 25 July

Italy's €23bn Renewables Subsidy Sets Up a Battery Trading Surge

EU Backs South Asia Power Grid Push With €5 Million Initiative

Bangladesh 10 Jul

EC Targets 100 GW of Annual Renewables to Cut EU Gas Demand by Two-Thirds

Nord Pool aims for 2027 expansion in European power trading — Montel News; involving Nord Pool, Europe, Norway, Nordics

Nord Pool 7 Jul

Germany's Record Solar Build Complicates the Q3 Power Price Outlook

Germany Bids for Diesel as IEA Emergency Stocks Enter Rebuild Phase

IEA Forecasts First Global Gas Demand Decline as German Power Climbs 4.5%

German Power 7 Jul

Ukraine Strikes Russia's Largest Refinery as Domestic Fuel Shortages Deepen

Nord Pool Targets 2027 Return of Bank Guarantees as EU Collateral Rules Near Revision

Nord Pool 7 Jul

Russia's Kyiv Strike Before NATO Summit Forces Europe to Count the Cost of Ukraine

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