EEX Group Monthly Volumes – April 2026

EEX Group reports its April monthly volumes with the following developments:

The total EEX Group Global Power markets volume in April amounted to 1,038 TWh (- 18% YoY). Year-to-date, traded volumes reached 5,421 TWh (+ 11% YoY), underlining the strong performance of the Group’s markets in 2026 so far. 

• During the month, traded volumes on the European Power Spot markets, operated by EPEX SPOT, rose by 20% Year-on-Year, with growth recorded both on the Day-Ahead (+22%) and Intraday markets (+12%). The Austrian intraday market reached a new monthly record, with 1,007 GWh traded.
• The volume in European Power Derivatives markets amounted to 615.6 TWh (April 2025: 825.9 TWh). In the German Power Futures market a total of 394.3 TWh was traded with the EEX Open Interest (OI)* share continuing at a high level, at 91.5% in the course of April.
• Nordic Power Futures continued their upward trend with a remarkable 2,196% YoY increase, reaching a trading volume of 3.0 TWh in April, with increased trading volume in particular in the front-year futures. On the Nordic markets, the EEX System Price OI has further increased (+167% YoY and +7.5% MoM), lifting the market share on the Open Interest to nearly 8%.
• Similarly, GB Power Futures continued its growth trend this year, showing a sharp volume increase to 255 GWh in April. Japanese Power Options increased significantly from 25 GWh to 955 GWh (+ >3,000%YoY).

Trading on the EEX Group Natural Gas markets totalled 643.3 TWh (-22% YoY). Year-to-date gas volumes amounted to 3,430 TWh which is a 20% increase YoY.

• Within the gas segment, Italian PSV Gas Futures reached a strong increase of 72% YoY to 15.1 TWh. Positive developments were also seen in the UK NBP Spot market, which grew by 13% YoY, and the Belgian ZTP Futures market, which rose by 17% YoY.

The Guarantees of Origin segment grew by 117% as against the previous year. This development was driven by a 429% increase in EEX GO Futures which posted a monthly volume of 8.4 TWh (second-best month since launch) as well as a 240% rise in volumes on the EPEX GO spot auction.

The North American Environmental markets, operated by Nodal Exchange, also saw robust growth, with a 26% increase in traded contracts compared to the previous year, largely fuelled by a 157% increase in options trading.

Find the full volume report in English and German below.

*Open Interest (OI) is the total number of unsettled derivatives contracts (open positions in futures and options) in a given market, indicating the interest level and liquidity of this market. The calculation of the Open Interest at EEX is considering the proprietary accounts in net terms.

EEX Group builds secure, successful and sustainable commodity markets worldwide – together with its customers. The group offers trading in power, natural gas, environmental products, freight and agriculturals as well as subsequent clearing and registry services, connecting a network of more than 1,000 trading participants. EEX Group consists of European Energy Exchange (EEX), EPEX SPOT, Power Exchange Central Europe (PXE) and Nodal Exchange as well as the software companies KB Tech and Lacima. Clearing is provided by EEX Group’s clearing houses European Commodity Clearing (ECC) and Nodal Clear. EEX Group is part of Deutsche Börse Group