Understandably, a reduction in power prices is now expected into 2022, but before that, Europe still has to navigate the coming winter, with a tight situation on gas following disappointing flows this year meaning that stocks may not have been replenished to expected levels. With bidding for LNG cargoes competitive across the globe, this will no doubt continue to support power prices into the coming season.
Our most recent Montel Weekly podcast also detailed how the more stringent carbon scheme in Europe is now the main driver for soaring carbon prices - and despite that the movement in coal is astonishing. Taking a rough global average from last year, prices fell to somewhere near $50 per tonne, but if you now look at the Newcastle contract for delivery in Sep-2021 (below) it’s more than tripled in value since then to just under $170 per tonne.