Mild, breezy spring deflates Polish prompt

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Polish day-ahead prices mostly fell during week 14 thanksrnto the mild temperatures and rising wind generation,rntraders said. Day-ahead baseload prices on April 6 werernZloty 151.32/MWh (€35.86/MWh), down 11% from Zlotyrn169.11 April 3. Wind generation was on the low side at thernstart of the week, around 1 GWh, rising to a high of 2.8rnGWh on April 5. Higher wind generation is forecast forrnweek 15 ahead of Easter, averaging 2.7 GWh, a trader said.rnMay base and Cal-18 saw growth in week 14 thanks tornrising forward power and CO2 prices in Germany. May basernincreased 0.4% to Zloty 164.17/MWh April 6 from Zlotyrn163.53/MWh April 3. Year-ahead baseload prices rose fromrnZloty 160.67/MWh to Zloty 161.03/MWh over the samernperiod. Poland imported almost all available capacity viarnthe 488 MW LitPol Link and the 600 MW SwePol line duringrnpeak hours, and up to 1 GW exported to the CzechrnRepublic and Slovakia during off peak and peak hours.rnImports from Germany exceeded 1 GW in peak hours,rnalthough some export to Germany was possible during offrnpeak hours. The average price of green certificatesrncontinued its downward trend, falling to Zloty 26.43/MWhrnApril 6 from Zloty 26.97/MWh March 30. At the start of lastrnyear prices averaged Zloty 114.77/MWh.