Some fuel stations along
France s borders have run dry on the ninth day of strikes that
have disrupted TotalEnergies refining and delivery of
oil products, the country s petroleum industry body said. | October 5, 2022
By Reuters Staff
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PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - European prompt electricity prices gained on Thursday on lower demand ahead of the weekend. German baseload power for the day ahead ticked up 2.2% to 51.10 euros ($61.25) per megawatt hour (MWh) at 0932 GMT. The equivalent French contract added 4% to 51.75 euros. Paris-based European spot power exchange Epex Spot traded 53.8 TWh on its day-ahead and intraday power markets in January, 2.1% more than a year earlier. Of the January total, the French day-ahead segment traded a new monthly record of 11.7 GWh, 11.3% up on the same month last year. Consumption in Germany is forecast to ease by 670 megawatts (MW) on Friday to stand at 62.8 gigawatts (GW).