15/01/2025 (Agence Europe) – According to data from think-tank Ember, the first ten days of 2025 saw the average cost of producing electricity from gas in the EU exceed €125/MWh. This is 35% more than over the same period in 2024. Gas prices, in fact, have been rising since February 2024, Ember pointed out on X on Tuesday 14 January, and “continue to be the major threat to affordable wholesale electricity prices in the EU and the UK”. Countries that use the most gas in their electricity mix, such as Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Greece, will be “the hardest hit”. To mitigate the future risks of soaring gas prices, Ember advises accelerating the transition to clean electricity, “particularly wind and solar power, combined with batteries and other clean flexibility solutions”. Find the data presented by Ember at https://aeur.eu/f/f1o (PLD)