Leveraging long-term gas contracts and PPAs in a volatile market

Long-term gas PPAs underpin supply security, infrastructure investment, and transitional flexibility. However, if poorly designed or overly rigid, they risk locking in high emissions or misaligned infrastructure.

To find out more about how these contracts are playing an instrumental role in Europe’s decarbonisation journey and how to overcome the risks associated with these types of agreements, Pamela Largue spoke to Nils Beenen, Vice President and Head of Sales – Industry and Power Stations at Uniper.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, you will learn more about:

• Uniper’s current position in the market and strategic focus;
• Why Europe needs price-secured long-term contracts;
• The difference between Asia and Europe in terms of securing long-term gas contracts and what Asia is getting right;
• The regulatory or market changes that would lower the risk of gas procurement;
• How higher gas prices have impacted Europe in terms of competitiveness and energy security;
• How long-term PPAs facilitate Uniper’s decarbonisation agenda;
• The benefits and risks of prioritising and implementing long-term PPAs;
• The risks related to energy transition and decarbonisation, electrification and renewables (upstream and downstream);
• How to mitigate these risks.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Uniper. 

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