ICIS Heren Launches New Power Market Coverage

LONDON, April 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- ICIS Heren, a market-leading publisher of energy market information, is pleased to announce the launch of a range of new Central and Eastern European (CEE) power market coverage.

This content will be added to ICIS Heren's European Daily Electricity Markets report and includes:

    - Expanded Czech Republic coverage, including Baseload and Peaks
      assessments out to three years ahead.
    - Expanded coverage of OTC trades reported in Hungary and Poland,
      offering daily price assessments for the Hungarian and Polish prompt
      and curve, as well as daily Hungarian prompt indices. These will
      include Baseload assessments out to two years ahead, with European
      Peaks contracts (hours 8-20) for Hungary and Extended Peaks contracts
      (hours 7-22) for Poland.
    - Additional coverage of the rapidly expanding South Eastern European
      (SEE) markets, with daily Baseload price assessments for Romania out to
      a year ahead and for Serbia, out to the front month.

Building on detailed knowledge of how wholesale traded markets work in the region and a strong foundation of existing coverage, these price assessments allow ICIS Heren to offer daily spreads between Central and South Eastern European markets and the benchmark German wholesale power market, including day on day changes in spreads, drawing traders' attention to trends within the price movements.

Zoe Double, editor of European Daily Electricity Markets, said:

"This adds to the breaking news and detailed analysis that we already offer, both from and affecting the region. We now have a dedicated team of reporters working to build on our existing expertise - ICIS Heren was the first to offer visibility into the CEE power market, and I think our latest developments will deliver strong insight to our readers."

Notes to Editors:

ICIS Heren, http://www.icis.com/heren, publishes a wide range of energy reports for the gas, liquefied natural gas, power, carbon and coal markets.

Our tailored reports provide news, analysis, benchmark price assessments and indices and are used to support commercial planning and decision making for industry professionals around the globe.

For almost two decades we are seen are seen as a trusted source for independent data and are relied on by businesses in the energy industry.

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    Contact details, for more information and interviews:
    Zoe Double
    Editor - European Daily Electricity Markets
    ICIS HEREN
    Tel: +44(0)20-7911-1875
    E-mail: [email protected]
    URL: http://www.icis.com/heren

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