* The equivalent French contract dipped 15.5% at 42.25 euros/MWh. * German wind power is set to continue to rise 5.8 gigawatts (GW) on Thursday to 40.5 GW, Refinitiv Eikon data showed. * In the surrounding Central Western European countries, the residual loads are dropping, mostly because of lower consumption, Refinitiv analysts said. * French wind power is expected to shed 230 megawatts (MW) to 10.8 GW, the data showed. * French nuclear availability was unchanged at 85.7% of maximum capacity. * The restart date for the Penly 1 reactor, accounting for 1.3 GW, was amended to Wednesday from the...