The consumer organization Vastelastenbond is very concerned about the possible exorbitant profits of the energy suppliers, because they do not pass on or only pass on the lower gas prices to the customers. As a result, consumers do not benefit from lower purchasing costs. Vastelastenbond therefore calls on the Consumers and Markets Authority (ACM) to … Read more
Gas became significantly cheaper again on Friday. As a result, the price of fossil fuels has moved closer to the price earlier this year. Warm weather this winter means that Europe’s gas supplies are still full. European countries and energy companies therefore want to spend less on gas. Besides the mild winter, more electricity is … Read more
30 dec 2022 om 11:33 Every week NU.nl provides an overview of the development of gas prices, consumption and filling of gas storage facilities in the Netherlands. These are last week’s numbers in three charts. Gas consumption dropped sharply last week. On average, we consumed 775 gigawatt hours a day between December 22nd and 28th. … Read more
Gas prices fell for the eighth consecutive day on Wednesday. Traders paid 77 euros for a megawatt-hour on Wednesday morning. This is the lowest price for gas since Russia attacked Ukraine in February. The decline is mainly due to the mild winter weather in much of Europe. The relatively high temperatures are also expected to … Read more
The price for 1 megawatt hour of gas briefly fell below 97 euros on Wednesday. It is the first time since October that traders on the main European stock exchange have lost less than 100 euros. The cause of the decline is warmer weather. Another factor is that the EU concluded an agreement on a … Read more
19 dec 2022 om 17:04Update: 24 minuten geleden European Union member states reached an agreement on Monday on a maximum trading price for natural gas in order to reduce high energy prices. The Czech presidency of the EU announced it on Monday. The Netherlands saw little of us, but they had to lose in Europe. … Read more
At its latest meeting, the Czech government, which currently holds the EU presidency, proposed lowering the limit to 188 euros per megawatt-hour, compared with 275 euros proposed by the European Commission last month. The plan will be discussed by energy ministers at tomorrow’s meeting. The market intervention proposal, put forward in the spring by a … Read more