
Fragile energy security for this winter
Once again, we stand on the threshold of winter and actors and consumers are beginning to inquire about energy supply in Europe. This year, unlike the past, there seems to be no major concern; prices remain high but not historically high. However, while there are no alarm signals for this
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Each month, one of our experts publishes an article describing his view on a specific topic of the constant changes taking place in the energy market, with special focus on the French market.

The ARENH and TRVs are trying to fit (into) the new Energy and Climate law
In the beginning, it was only meant to be a bill for correcting a minor issue – practically a typo or oversight on the

2018, a record year for gas
In a report made public on Friday 7 June (Gas 2019), the International Energy Agency (IEA) states that the demand for natural gas grew

Energy: extinction of the dinosaurs… Petroleum Rex versus Nukeonosaurus?
The process was triggered on a large scale in the months following the Fukushima accident, with the German decision to decommission nuclear power plants.

Brexit and the energy market
Every day, energy market analysts comment, systematically and seemingly without any particular rules, on market movements and outlooks (bullish, bearish or stable) with respect

French capacity certificates are being traded at €20K/MW for 2020 supply. EDF is securing the market
On 21 March, the first auction of capacity certificates for the 2020 year resulted in an exchange of 4.17 GW with a price of

Third Party Access to storage compensation for 2019: CRE decision of 14 March 2019
In its latest newsletter, the CRE [French Energy Regulatory Commission] provided an update on the 2019-2020 storage capacity auctions and published the storage compensation

The future of French nuclear power is finally unveiled
[This article was based on information available as of January 18, 2019 and the EPP has since been published. And its content is consistent with

The cost of CO2 in French electricity: tax and/or market? Double the punishment
While the debate surrounding the ‘yellow vests’ seemed to focus primarily on the taxation of hydrocarbons – CO2-emitting fossil fuels -, the issue of

PPE: renewable gas on the upswing… concealing a decline in overall gas usage
The Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Énergie [multi-annual energy programing] (PPE) was finally presented by the Minister for Ecological and Solidarity-based Transition, François de Rugy, on