Intraday trading increases by 27.0% on year

New monthly record on the French Intraday

Amsterdam / Bern / Brussels / Leipzig / London / Paris / Vienna, 2 October 2020. In September 2020, a total volume of 47.3 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday power markets (September 2019: 47.6 TWh).

EPEX Day-Ahead

In September 2020, power trading on the Day-Ahead markets on EPEX SPOT accounted for 38,204.7 GWh (September 2019: 40,444.0 GWh). The Swedish Day-Ahead reached 510.0 GWh. The GB 30 minute Day-Ahead auction rose by 29.2% on year and reached 363.4 GWh.

EPEX Intraday

On the EPEX SPOT Intraday markets, a total volume of 9,111.2 GWh was traded in September 2020 (September 2019: 7,174.2 GWh). The Danish Intraday market reached 104.1 GWh. The French Intraday market registered a new monthly record with 943.1 GWh traded. A growth rate of 148.5% on year was registered on the Swiss Intraday market and Dutch Intraday trading grew by 61.6%.

882.6 GWh were traded on the Intraday auctions, covering hourly, half-hourly and 15 minute contracts. This represents a rise of 26.1% on year.

More details on volumes and prices are available in the enclosed report below.

New members

In September, EPEX SPOT welcomed Ardent Energy Trading Limited and Falck Next Energy s.r.l. as new members of the Exchange.

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The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT SE and its affiliates operate physical short-term electricity markets in Central Western Europe, the United Kingdom and in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. As part of EEX Group, a group of companies serving international commodity markets, EPEX SPOT is committed to the creation of a pan-European power market. Over 300 members trade electricity across twelve countries on EPEX SPOT. 49% of its equity is held by HGRT, a holding of transmission system operators. For more information, please visit www.epexspot.com.