Electricity trading volume on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) in April 2009 totalled 109.6 TWh, compared with 114.6 TWh in April 2008.
This includes 12,333,951 MWh (April 2008: 12,531,570 MWh) traded on the electricity Spot Market, where the average base load price (Phelix Base Month) for the month was 33.05 Euro/MWh and the peak load price (Phelix Peak Month) 41.68 Euro/MWh.
Intraday volume in April 2009 was 344,713 MWh (April 2008: 191,374 MWh).
On the Swiss electricity Spot Market April volume was 726,831 MWh (April 2008: 405,266 MWh).
Trading volume in electricity derivatives in April 2009 totalled 97.2 TWh (April 2008: 102.1 TWh). This includes 75.6 TWh from OTC clearing. The Open Interest at 30 April 2009 was 424.0 TWh. The 2010 base load price for German electricity was fixed at 51.40 Euro/MWh on 30 April 2009 and the 2010 peak load price at 73.17 Euro/MWh.
A total of 672,481 EU Allowances (EUA) were traded on the Spot Market in April 2009. During the month, the Carbix (Carbon Index) ranged between 11.29 Euro/EUA and 13.85 Euro/EUA.
Volume on the EEX Derivatives Market was 1,123,000 EUAs (5,899,000 EUAs April 2008). The 2009 contract was fixed at 14.20 Euro/EUA on 30 April 2009, and the 2010 contract at 14.88 Euro/EUA.
On the Derivatives Market for Certified Emission Reductions a volume of 246,000 CER was traded in April. On 30 April 2009, the 2009 contract traded at 11.57 Euro/CER and the 2010 contract at 11.60 Euro/CER.
In April, the total Spot Market volume for natural gas (GUD and NCG market areas) was 177,360 MWh (56,640 MWh April 2008). The Spot Market price for the delivery of natural gas ranged between 10.35 Euro/MWh and 13.70 Euro/MWh.
Volumes on the Derivatives Market for natural gas (GUD and NCG market areas) amounted to 615,865 MWh (903,390 MWh April 2008). On 30 April 2009, the open interest was 4,003,668 MWh. On 30 April 2009 natural gas prices for delivery in 2010 were fixed at 19.49 Euro/MWh (GUD) and 19.67 Euro/MWh (NCG), respectively.
EEX currently has 226 member companies from 21 countries. In April, Josef C. Neckermann GmbH & Co. KG, Würzburg and Nordjysk Elhandel A/S, Aalborg/Denmark were admitted to the Spot Market. International Power (Trading) Limited, London, was admitted to the Derivatives Market. In the course of the transfer of the Powernext futures the following companies became new members on the EEX Derivatives Market: Burgo Energia Srl, San Mauro Torinese/Italy, Citadel Energy Investments Ltd., George Town/Cayman Islands, Direct Energie S.A., Paris, Gas Natural SDG S.A., Madrid, Galp Power S.A., Lissabon, Poweo S.A., Paris, Société Nationale d’Electricité et de Thermique S.A., Rueil Malmaison Cedex and Sorgenia S.p.A., Milan. One company has cancelled its membership on the exchange.