29 April 2025

PPA and GPA Pricing Update w/c 27th April 2025

NSR PPA and Green Gas Markets Pricing Update:

As expected, Solar generation is performing strongly across North West Europe this week.

  • Solar in the UK was already delivering over 15% of the demand requirement earlier today.
  • Belgium Power traded close to negative €300/MWh yesterday on weak demand and renewables.
  • UK Power prices were also sharply negative through HH periods yesterday.
  • NBP and TTF Gas is stable this morning.
  • European gas storage injections continue with inventories now approaching 40% full levels.
  • On the LNG side China has re-exported more than 285 thousand tonnes over the last month.
  • This would be the highest volume ever driven by weak domestic demand and robust inventories after a mild winter.
  • Carbon EUAs have held up well despite some weakness in gas last week.
  • EUAs are currently around €65.8/ton.

Update 29/04

Good morning

Quick update on European power outages yesterday:

  1. Limited impact on UK system pricing. We peaked at around £200 MWh yesterday evening.
  2. European grids hit by low inertia as a result of high solar and limited “turbine spinning” ie traditional power station/ CCGT….
  3. This resulted in a “Frequency event”.
  4. High solar in a “Shoulder season” perhaps has bigger impact…
  5. This morning the restart is well under way with Spain back at over 95%.
PPA Manager

Jamie Banks
PPA Manager at New Stream