MADRID/ LOGROO, 14 (EUROPA PRESS)
The average price of electricity for regulated rate customers linked to the wholesale market will rise this Wednesday to 142.59 euros per megawatt hour (MWh), which is 1.45% more than the 140.55 euros/MWh of this Tuesday.
In the auction, the average price of light in the wholesale market -the so-called ‘pool’– will be at 145.07 euros/MWh this Wednesday. The minimum price, of 121.75 euros/MWh, will be given between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., while the maximum price will be registered between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., when it will be 175 euros/MWh.
Compensation for gas companies is added to this pool price, which must be paid by consumers who are beneficiaries of the measure, consumers of the regulated tariff (PVPC) or those who, despite being on the free market, They have an indexed rate, which for this Wednesday will be at -2.48 euros/MWh.
In this way, the average price of electricity for regulated rate customers linked to the wholesale market in the first 15 days of February stands at 132.46 euros/MWh, 66% more than the 79.75 euros/MWh of average for the same period last month.
3.56% LESS THAN WITHOUT APPLYING THE IBERIAN EXCEPTION
In the absence of the ‘Iberian exception’ mechanism to cap the price of gas for electricity generation, the price of electricity in Spain would be around 147.85 euros/MWh on average, which is 5.26 euros/MWh. more than with the compensation for regulated rate customers, who thus pay 3.56% less on average.
The ‘Iberian mechanism’, which came into force on June 15, limits the price of gas for electricity generation to an average of 48.8 euros per MWh for a period of twelve months, thus covering next winter, a period in which energy prices are more expensive.
Specifically, the ‘Iberian exception’ sets a path for natural gas for electricity generation from a price of 40 euros/MWh in the initial six months, and subsequently, a monthly increase of five euros/MWh until the end of the measure. .
