French wholesale electricity trading rose 38% in the third quarter
CRE reported 660 TWh traded in the third quarter of 2026, a 38% increase from the preceding quarter.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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France’s Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) said in a bulletin published on 13 October that 660 TWh was traded on wholesale electricity markets in the third quarter of 2026. The volume was 38% above the second quarter and 61% higher than in the third quarter of 2025.
CRE said September recorded the year’s highest monthly trading volume, particularly in quarterly and annual products. Trading in Y+3 maturities rose to 25.2 TWh from 14.2 TWh in the previous quarter, while Y+4 trading increased to 6 TWh from 1.7 TWh. These are trading volumes, not electricity generation or consumption.
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French wholesale electricity market
The regulator’s third-quarter 2026 market assessment.
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Publication of the third-quarter bulletin
CRE reported 660 TWh traded, up 38% from the previous quarter and 61% from the same quarter of 2025.
Methodology
Trading volumes reported in CRE’s 13 October 2026 wholesale electricity bulletin are reproduced; they are not consumption or generation figures.
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