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Monthly Price Brief - A Review of European Gas and Power Price Trends - March 2008 (Datamonitor) Market: Energy and Utilities Published Date: 23/05/2008 Market Research Report Title: Monthly Price Brief - A Review of European Gas and Power Price Trends - March 2008 Table of Contents: View Report Type: Market Report Country: Europe Number of Pages: 25 |
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Summary: Introduction
The growing role of wholesale traded energy markets across Europe creates a greater need for players throughout the value chain to be aware of the latest market movements and developments. From the wellhead or power station gate to the end-user, volatility in the spot and forward price of power and gas is creating an increasingly challenging environment for all market participants.
Scope
An examination of the wholesale gas price trends in Europe′s three key markets - the UK NBP, the Zeebrugge Hub and the Dutch TTF. An assessment of traded power prices in the UK, Belgian, Dutch, German and French wholesale power markets. Insight and analysis into the impact of wholesale markets on the wholesale / retail price interface.
Highlights
Profitability in coal-fired generation dropped as spreads narrowed. Price determination is most efficient at the NBP NW European power curves appear to have peaked for 2008
Reasons to Purchase
Establish the current level of wholesale and retail energy prices and the fundamental drivers behind movements in the traded value of gas and power Understand how wholesale pricing impacts different facets of the value chain, identifying the potential to limit risk through hedging strategies Forecast future developments in the traded price of gas and power in order to successfully take advantage of arbitrage opportunities.
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