Grid Stress Alerts for 12 October 2026
8 notable grid events on 12 October 2026 in ENTSO-E and EIA operator data: 3 net imports, 5 day ahead price. Records are judged against the days loaded for each zone, and each sentence says how many.
Key Facts
- Net imports into Portugal reached 73.5 GWh on 12 October 2026 (52% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 384 days of loaded history.
- Net imports into Estonia reached 11.7 GWh on 12 October 2026 (52% of demand), the 2nd highest daily net imports in 372 days of loaded history.
- Belgium imported a net 97.5 GWh on 12 October 2026, the 3rd highest daily net imports in 384 days of loaded history and 43% of its demand that day.
All Alerts, 12 October 2026
8 events- Net imports Net imports into Portugal reached 73.5 GWh on 12 October 2026 (52% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 384 days of loaded history. Portugal grid
- Net imports Net imports into Estonia reached 11.7 GWh on 12 October 2026 (52% of demand), the 2nd highest daily net imports in 372 days of loaded history. Estonia grid
- Net imports Belgium imported a net 97.5 GWh on 12 October 2026, the 3rd highest daily net imports in 384 days of loaded history and 43% of its demand that day. Belgium grid
- Day ahead price Finland had a day ahead price averaging EUR 101.80/MWh for 12 October 2026, 4.6 times its own 90 day median (EUR 22.10/MWh). Finland grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Sweden North-Central (SE2) averaged EUR 105.49/MWh for 12 October 2026, 4.4 times its 90 day median of EUR 23.78/MWh. Sweden North-Central (SE2) grid
- Day ahead price Sweden North (SE1) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 82.28/MWh for 12 October 2026, 3.8 times its own 90 day median (EUR 21.46/MWh). Sweden North (SE1) grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Estonia averaged EUR 128.34/MWh for 12 October 2026, 2.4 times its 90 day median of EUR 53.39/MWh. Estonia grid
- Day ahead price Sweden South-Central (SE3) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 125.32/MWh for 12 October 2026, 2.2 times its own 90 day median (EUR 58.15/MWh). Sweden South-Central (SE3) grid
Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-10-12. Operator data only, kept apart from annual statistics.