The average electricity price will increase this Monday for regulated rate customers based on the wholesale market. 80.31 Euros per megawatt hour (MWh)well 70 Euro more than the minimum 10.63 Euro/MWH marked this SundayChristmas day.
Despite strong increase tomorrow, electricity price one week ago on Monday, December 19, it was 96.41 euro/MWh..
Average electricity price on 25 December 2021 one year ago 188.53 Euro/MWh.
At the auction, the average price of light in the so-called ‘pool’ wholesale market this Monday was 77.32 euros/MWh. A minimum price of 24.10 Euro/MWH will be recorded between 03:00 and 04:00 in the morning, and a maximum price of 189.26 Euro/MWh between 19:00 and 20:00. Provisional data of the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE) collected by Europa Press.
Price is added to this pool compensation to gas companies2.99 Euro/MWh for this Monday, which should be paid by consumers benefiting from the measure, regulated rate (PVPC) consumers or those with an indexed rate despite being in the free market, according to provisional data.
In the absence of an ‘Iberian exception’ mechanism that limits the price of gas for electricity generation, The price of electricity in Spain will average around 129.25 Euro/MWh, which is around 48.94 Euro/MWh more more than compensation given to customers who would pay an average of 37.86% less on the regulated rate.
The ‘Iberian mechanism’, which came into effect on 15 June, limits the gas price for electricity generation to an average of 48.8 euros per MWh for a period of twelve months, thus covering a period of higher energy prices in the coming winter. expensive.
Specifically, the ‘Iberian exemption’ sets a path for a price increase for natural gas for electricity generation from a price of 40 Euro/MWh in the first six months and then five Euro/MWh per month until the end of the measure.