18 August 2021

Market Price Assessment – PPA , GPA and Carbon Markets 18th August 2021

  • Brent ICE 1st nearby ($/b) 79.53 7.59%
  • TTF ICE Month-Ahead (€/MWh) 76.51 1.19%
  • TTF ICE Cal 2022 (€/MWh) 48.37 5.31%
  • NBP ICE Month-Ahead (p/th) 190.38 -.38%
  • Henry Hub NYMEX ($/MMBTU) 5.71 14.46%
  • NE Asia LNG JKM Platts ($/MMBTU) 28.90 9.29%
  • API 2 ICE Cal 2022 ($/t) 149.06 18.25%
  • DE EEX Base Cal 2022 (€/MWh) 113.91 8.18%
  • FR EEX Base Cal 2022 (€/MWh) 118.32 8.05%
  • EUA ICE Dec'21 (€/t) 64.37 6.08%

Carbon Markets:

  • Power along the curve lifted by carbon with EUAs setting new highs above €58/t.
  • The price remains on an uptrend, with forecasts indicating further increases to the end of the year.

Gas and Power:

  • Markets are still well supported amid Russian supply concerns.
  • Gas prices increased significantly yesterday on the spot market, with Winter 21 trading above 122p/therm.
  • Above-average seasonal wind generation has driven the power market in recent weeks.
  • With lower wind generation towards the end of this week, we expect increased power prices to maintain the spark spread.