French day-ahead power prices climbed Wednesday as nuclear generation fell and domestic demand was forecast to rise during peak times Thursday, sources said. Baseload power for Thursday delivery was last heard before midday local time at Eur50/MWh, up Eur2.75 from Tuesday’s close of Wednesday baseload. Thursday peakload gained Eur2.50 day on day at Eur57.50/MWh. Epex Spot settled the auction for day-ahead baseload above the OTC at Eur50.71/MWh and for peakload power at Eur58.87/MWh. Article continues below… European Power Daily’s uniquely comprehensive package of news and pricing information, provides you with daily updates on new policies, projects, power deals, acquisitions, solicitations, alliances, regulatory decisions and evolving trading markets in Europe. It also produces market assessments from the UK, Germany, Switzerland, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and the Czech Republic. Temperatures Wednesday were forecast 2 degrees Celsius above the seasonal high/low of 14/7 C and seen steady Thursday, according to CustomWeather. […]