European Energy Exchange: 305,952 Megawatt Hours Traded In August - Highest Daily Turnover 25,950 MWh On Thursday

The European Energy Exchange EEX published ist first turnover figures for the month of August on Thursday. 305,952 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity have been traded at EEX since the exchange was launched on August 8. Of this total, 68,472 MWh were traded in individual hours and 237,480 MWh in blocks. In block trading 97,848 MWh were peak-load and 139,632 MWh base-load hours. The highest daily volume at EEX to date was achieved on Thursday, August 31, with 25,950 MWh traded.

The average prices (volume-weighted averages) per MWh in August ranged between 16.50 and 32,36 euros/MWh in the trading of peak-load blocks. In trading of base-load blocks, prices ranged between 9.97 and 22.75 euros per MWh; and in the case of individual hours, between 10.13 and 20.45 euros per MWh.