# 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.

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- Published: 2026-10-15T18:13:43+00:00
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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.

## Data

### French wholesale electricity market

The regulator’s third-quarter 2026 market assessment.

Methodology: Trading volumes reported in CRE’s 13 October 2026 wholesale electricity bulletin are reproduced; they are not consumption or generation figures.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | 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. | occurred |

Sources: <https://www.cre.fr/actualites/toute-lactualite/la-cre-publie-son-bulletin-trimestriel-de-lactivite-des-marches-de-gros-de-lelectricite-du-troisieme-trimestre-2026.html> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-cre-wholesale-electricity-market-q3-2026/data/france-power-trading-q3-2026?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-cre-wholesale-electricity-market-q3-2026/data/france-power-trading-q3-2026?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Commission de régulation de l’énergie](<https://www.cre.fr/actualites/toute-lactualite/la-cre-publie-son-bulletin-trimestriel-de-lactivite-des-marches-de-gros-de-lelectricite-du-troisieme-trimestre-2026.html>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-13)

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