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Daily updatesPerformanceFrench power sector strike pulls 6.5 GW offline overnight
Industrial action across the French zone removed 6.5 GW of generation capacity in a single overnight window, per Reuters.
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Daily updatesPerformanceEEX transparency wind/solar data gap resolved
Forecast and actual generation data missing since 7 September 2026 has been restored on EEX Transparency.
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Daily updatesPerformanceSpain's renewable output hits 53.6% share in August 2026
Red Eléctrica data show solar PV led generation for a fifth straight month as adjusted demand rose 2.4% year-on-year.
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Daily updatesPerformanceFire breaks out in Siemens Gamesa turbine at Orsted's Greater Changhua 4
Orsted has isolated the affected unit and established an exclusion zone at the 42-turbine offshore array.
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Daily updatesPerformanceSolar filled the hydro gap across Europe in summer 2026
Reservoir stocks ended the period 7.7% below their eleven-year median, but a 39 TWh solar rise since 2022 absorbed the shortfall.
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Daily updatesPerformanceSerbia's largest hydro plant output drops to a third on low Danube levels
Drought conditions on the Danube have slashed generation at Serbia's biggest hydropower facility, per Reuters.
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Daily updatesPerformanceHeatwave and drought strip 15% of French nuclear output on Friday
Simultaneous heat and low river flows are knocking nuclear capacity offline in France and Romania on the same day.
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Daily updatesPerformanceØrsted and RWE post strong H1 as offshore generation climbs
Both majors beat first-half targets on higher wind resource and new capacity, with Ørsted's offshore output up 23% year-on-year.
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Daily updatesPerformanceVestas lifts full-year outlook after Q2 profit surge
Turbine order intake rose 67% year on year in Q2, prompting Vestas to raise its annual guidance.
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Daily updatesPerformanceDrought corridor cuts hydro output a fifth below norm, squeezes Danube nuclear
Rhine-to-Danube drought hit hydropower and nuclear from April to July 2026, with gas and Iberian imports filling the gap at rising prices.
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Daily updatesPerformanceAugust 12 eclipse set to stress-test European solar ramp management
Solcast flags steep generation ramps across European and US grids as the partial solar eclipse tracks across both regions on 12 August 2026.
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Daily updatesPerformanceBritain sets July solar generation record at 14.4% share
Great Britain's solar fleet delivered its highest-ever July output, covering 14.4% of total electricity generation for the month.
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Daily updatesPerformanceHungary to shut Paks nuclear plant as Danube hits record low
PM Magyar confirmed the shutdown of Hungary's sole nuclear plant on Sunday due to critically low Danube water levels.
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Daily updatesPerformanceLow river levels cut nuclear output in Hungary and Romania
Record-low water levels are forcing reactor cooling curtailments across Central and Eastern Europe, squeezing thermal generation mid-summer.
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Daily updatesPerformanceUtility guidance splits as hydro and nuclear output falters
RWE raises its two-year earnings forecast while Edison and Romania's nuclear fleet take hits from drought conditions.
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Daily updatesPerformanceTerna posts 9M 2025 consolidated results
Italy's TSO releases nine-month 2025 financials, the most time-sensitive performance data across this batch of TSO publications.
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Daily updatesPerformanceRenewables hit 57.7% of german electricity demand in h1 2026
Wind and solar drove a record first-half share, with Europe's solar resource broadly above average through June.
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Daily updatesPerformanceGerman renewables hit record 58% share in H1 2026
Wind and solar covered more than half of German consumption for the first time across a full six-month period.
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Daily updatesPerformanceRTE: French grid ran on record-low carbon in H1 2024
RTE's mid-year review shows nuclear and renewables reshaped France's generation mix in the first six months of 2024.
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Daily updatesPerformanceSolar leads Spain's grid in May as renewables hit 60.5% share
Solar PV topped generation for the second straight month at 6,254 GWh; overall demand was flat year-on-year.
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Daily updatesPerformanceHigh river temperatures to curb French nuclear output next week
Thermal constraints on cooling water are expected to force output reductions at multiple French nuclear units from late June.
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Daily updatesPerformanceRTE annual review: France's 2025 electricity system in numbers
RTE's Annual Electricity Review 2025 lands, offering a full-year read on French generation, demand, and the energy mix.
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Daily updatesPerformanceSolar leads Belgium and Spain renewables push in 2025–2026
Elia reports a 21% solar output rise in Belgium for 2025; Red Eléctrica shows solar PV at 25% of Spain's April 2026 generation mix.
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