European power prices ease as gas markets weaken
December 16, 2025
The new 2026–2030 energy financing orientation steers capital toward electricity grids, storage, interconnectors, and demand-side flexibility, while excluding unabated fossil energy projects. This tilts merit-order dynamics away from gas over time—less gas burn at the margin and fewer gas-driven price spikes—while keeping CCGTs in a supporting role for system security and ancillary services rather than baseload. The European Investment Bank […]
