Market Report

Market news for January was a quieter than usual due to the holiday period. Our summary of the key articles is listed below:

This report is the third and final part of our Annual Report series, and focusses on generation, demand and reserve levels. There are 7 components of the report providing a range of insights and conclusions.

This second part of our Annual Market Report focuses on the Financial aspects of the market by addressing the performance of financial swap and cap derivatives, before assessing environmental certificates. The year of 2021 was a big price mover on all fronts.

Our Annual Market Report has been divided into 3 parts, and this is the first part focusing on Spot Prices. Trends and insights have been drawn, displayed using engaging interactive charts.

To finish off our news summary for 2021, our December report shows the enormous amount of activity that is occurring in the industry, both locally and internationally.

The 2021 rollercoaster continues. Following the rally of prices over many months, October prices stabilised, but now November has continued the upward trend.

Following on from the COP26, Climate news continues to be prominent, followed by Renewables, Finance, Policy and Regulations and several PPAs.

Australia's net emissions policy and consequences have dominated the big news month of October.

The month of October was exceptional in so many facets. Australia's long chequered history in developing a federal energy and emissions plan opened another chapter, in preparation for the COP26 Glasgow summit.

The rollercoaster continued during September with skyrocketing gas prices, a rally in LGC prices, and record levels of negative price periods sending wholesale electricity spot prices plummeting.

This month has been dominated by news relating to Renewables and Financial aspects of the industry.

After a tumultuous May-July period for the Australian Electricity and Gas Markets, August was a COVID free walk in the park on a sunny day. In fact, August had many sunny days making for milder weather and softer demand for most regions.