Changes at intra-day
Two major exchanges both launched intra-day trading platforms for German regions on September 25. Nord Pool did so by extending its existing Elbas intra-day power trading system, which already serves Sweden, Finland and eastern Denmark, into Germany's Kontek bidding area. The European Energy Exchange (EEX) meanwhile, launched an all-new intra-day trading platform covering all four of Germany's bidding areas.
In the day-ahead market, traders buy and sell megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity for the
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