Solar photovoltaic generation increased across most of Europe’s major electricity markets during the week of September 21 compared with the previous week. Germany recorded the strongest increase, with solar output rising by 18%, followed by France at 5.9% and Italy at 3.9%. Spain recorded a more modest 0.9% increase. These four markets all reversed the declines seen over the previous two weeks, while Portugal recorded a 4.9% decrease, marking its second consecutive weekly decline.
For the week of September 28, AleaSoft Energy Forecasting expects solar generation to increase in Italy, while output is forecast to decline in Germany and Spain. The differing forecasts reflect continued variations in solar production across European markets as seasonal conditions change.
Wind generation followed the opposite trend during the fourth week of September, declining across most major European electricity markets compared with the previous week. Portugal recorded the largest decrease, at 54%, followed by Germany with a 36% decline. Wind output fell by 30% in France and 27% in Spain, with all four markets reversing the increases recorded during the previous week.
Italy was the main exception, with wind generation surging 68% after declining in the previous week. The sharp increase made Italy the only major market among those analyzed to record significant weekly growth in wind output during the period.
For the week of September 28, AleaSoft Energy Forecasting forecasts further increases in wind generation in France, Portugal and Spain. In contrast, wind output is expected to decline in Germany and Italy.
The contrasting movements in solar and wind generation underline the continued volatility of renewable electricity output across Europe. Changing weather conditions and seasonal patterns are expected to remain key factors influencing renewable generation and electricity market dynamics in the coming weeks, according to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, AleaSoft reports.
