The price of electricity is high at the beginning of the week

Power the price will increase on Tuesday. It is still relatively low considering the conditions, as part of the nuclear power is out of the game.

On Tuesday, the price of exchange electricity with value added tax is just under 16 cents per kilowatt hour. The highest peak is experienced in the hour starting at 5 in the afternoon, when the price is 21.9 cents per kilowatt hour.

The amounts are reflected in the electricity exchange Nordpool of information. The stoppage of unit three of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant will therefore not cause a huge jump in Tuesday’s prices.

The electricity production of the power plant’s triple unit located in Eurajoki was interrupted due to a fault on Sunday afternoon. Power of Industry message on Monday in the afternoon, that the repair work will continue with this information until Wednesday.

Power the price was low from the middle of last week onwards, but started to rise slightly on Monday. The highest peak on Monday is experienced at seven in the evening, when the cent price rises to 18.4 per kilowatt hour.

However, Monday’s prices were locked on Sunday before information about Olkiluoto’s problems.

On Wednesday, when the nuclear power plant should have been repaired, there will be an autumn storm, which may push down the price of electricity due to wind power.