Energy Trading as the key to Align Demand, Supply and Sustainability 

Global energy demand and climate urgency is rising fast. Centrica Energy moves energy to align global demand, supply and sustainability.

Energy is indispensable to life, powering homes, hospitals, data centers, industry, and transport networks. When energy stops, the impact is instant and unforgiving. The recent Iberian Peninsula blackout proved this: for over ten hours, sixty million people were left in the dark, halting critical services, gridlocking transport, and causing losses of estimated $1.9 billion.
Global energy demand isn’t merely rising; it’s accelerating. In 2024, demand surged 2.2%, far above the previous decade’s 1.3% average. That leaves a defining question: how do we deliver energy that is reliable, affordable, and sustainable amid growing demand and climate urgency?

Effective markets, competition, and innovation

At Centrica Energy, we believe the answer lies in smarter energy trading built on efficient markets and technological innovation to ensure energy is moved timely to where it’s most needed. These forces may be abstract; however, they determine whether energy remains affordable, available, and sustainable for millions.

This is where Centrica Energy fits the global paradigm. We move energy to where it’s needed and when, connecting producers and consumers across borders, technologies, and time zones, while balancing sustainability with market realities. 

Managing a highly diversified portfolio of energy products and services, we trade power, gas, LNG, and green certificates across 30 markets, connecting energy producers, suppliers, and offtakers across the globe. 

We are one of Europe’s largest third-party renewable asset managers, with more than 17GW of renewable and flexible assets under contract – equivalent to powering more than 14 million homes. Our renewable energy teams deliver bespoke agreements designed to make renewable investments bankable, providing developers with PPAs to secure stable revenues and corporates with CPPAs to deliver a stable supply of green energy at a predictable cost. 

Combining market data, weather forecasts, and advanced analytics we manage risk and optimise assets whether conventional power plants, grid-scale batteries and electrolysers, or renewable curtailment and demand-side response from industrial facilities and data centers.

We play a pivotal role in delivering transitional fuels worldwide. Operating one of Europe’s largest gas and LNG portfolios, we move energy across continents through landmark supply deals in the United States and Europe and new partnerships in Asia. Our trading solutions tackle unique challenges, from ship-to-ship transfers in Brazil’s river-delta terminals to helping customers navigate shifting market conditions with confidence. 

The backbone of the global energy future 

We see trading in energy markets as the backbone of the global energy future. Energy trading transforms ambition into action, volatility into stability, and innovation into impact. When markets work, energy flows to where it’s most needed, enabling consumers and competition to thrive and moving sustainability from aspiration to reality. 

Renewables, grids, and storage must scale at unprecedented speed. Without accelerated investment and efficiency gains, rising demand will outpace clean energy growth, driving emissions higher and threatening reliability. Vast new capacity, flexibility, and generation mean little if energy cannot flow freely and optimally.

Cassim, Centrica Energy’s Managing Director, explains: “Energy trading is no longer just about moving molecules and electrons. It’s about connecting global demand and supply to energise a greener, fairer future while keeping the lights on.”

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