EEX: Volume in power derivatives exceeds 400 TWh for the first time
Leipzig, 2 May 2016. The monthly volume on EEX’s power derivatives market amounted to 416.3 terawatt hours (TWh) in April 2016 which is an increase of nearly 150% compared to April 2015 (167.1 TWh). Furthermore, this represents a new monthly record that significantly exceeds the previous record of 332.4 TWh traded in January 2016.
In this context, EEX recorded volume increases in all markets. In the German (266.8 TWh), French (60.6 TWh), Italian (54.1 TWh) and Spanish market (8.5 TWh), volumes increased to a new record level. Also in the options products for France (5.0 TWh), Italy (0.4 TWh) and Spain (0.3 TWh), EEX reached the highest volumes since the start of these products in August 2015.
The April volumes comprised 230.2 TWh registered at EEX for clearing. Clearing and settlement of all transactions was executed by European Commodity Clearing (ECC).
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