European power market: CWE's next challenges

The central-western European market is at the heart of power trading in Europe and is something of a blueprint for plans to create a single European electricity market. With market coupling progressing well, other challenges now need to be addressed, finds Gillian Carr

European power market series - CWE

The central-western European (CWE) market – which comprises Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg – is the hub of European power trading and has been at the forefront of plans to create a single European electricity market. Its development is, therefore, of key importance and, as such, it will be watched closely in the coming months to see how well it addresses the next set of challenges it faces.

The CWE market coupling was launched in November 2010 and extended the

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