EEX Group Monthly Volumes – August 2026

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

• In August, traded volumes on the EEX Group Global Power markets rose by 17% Year-on-Year to 1,053.4 TWh.
• In August, the European Power Spot markets increased by 22%, reaching an overall volume of 88.3 TWh. Trading on the day-ahead market grew by 16% while intraday markets increased by 39%, with new records across various market areas.
• Trading volumes on the European Power Derivatives markets recorded a total of 733.3 TWh, a 25% increase Year-on-Year (August 2025: 587.8 TWh). The German Power Futures market increased by 17% YoY (+70 TWh) to 473.3 TWh. EEX saw strong growth across other European markets, including French Power Futures (+75% YoY), Swiss Power Futures (+81% YoY), Austrian Power Futures (+56% YoY) and Belgian Power Futures (+51% YoY). Trading in Irish Power Futures picked up +213% YoY, reaching a new monthly record.
• Nordic Power Futures maintained their exceptional growth trend with a 682% YoY increase. The EEX System Price Open Interest* has further increased (+107% YoY).
• The Japanese power derivatives market nearly doubled the monthly volume Year-on Year (+92%), reaching 17.6 TWh. By the end of August, year-to-date traded volume on this market (147 TWh) almost reached the level of the full year’s volume registered in 2025.
• Trading on the EEX Group Natural Gas markets totalled 576.7 TWh (-7% YoY).
• Within the natural gas segment, the Czech Gas Spot market performed particularly well (+62%). On the derivatives markets, volume in Italian PSV Gas Futures tripled to 9.8 TWh (+201% YoY). Strong growth was also recorded in Belgian ZTP Gas Futures (+149% YoY), UK NBP Gas Futures (+335% YoY) and Czech Gas Futures (CZ VTP) (+1,938% YoY).
• On the North American natural gas markets, operated by Nodal, volumes increased by 61% to 15.0 TWh.
• The Guarantees of Origin segment grew by 14% as against the previous year, supported by a 32% rise in EEX GO Futures to 4.3 TWh.
• EEX Group's Freight markets reported a 38% YoY increase to a total of 102,465 lots, driven by strong growth in Freight Futures trading.

Please find the press release in English and German as well as the full volume report in the documents below.

*The 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.