EEX Japanese Power Futures
A growing benchmark for price discovery and risk management in the Japanese power market.
Since its launch in 2020, trading activity in EEX Japanese Power Futures has increased steadily, reflecting growing participation and liquidity in the market. In 2024, traded volumes reached 72.9 TWh, with trading activity increasing significantly year-on-year. Momentum continued into Q1 2025, with traded volumes reaching 36 TWh, approximately double the level recorded in the same period of the previous year.
The EEX Japanese Power Futures market continues to attract a broad and expanding participant base, with 99 companies active since launch, representing both domestic and international market participants. This growth supports the role of EEX Japanese Power Futures as a widely used benchmark for Japanese power price risk management.
Key Benefits
- Price discovery: Supports transparent price formation in the Japanese wholesale electricity market.
- Risk management: Facilitates financial hedging of Japanese power price exposure through standardized futures contracts.
- Central clearing: Provides mitigation of counterparty credit risk within a regulated trading environment.
- Forward curve access: Enables price referencing across multiple delivery periods along the forward curve.
- Standardization: Offers exchange-traded contracts with consistent specifications for trading and risk management.
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