The exact price will be published around 1900 GMT, National Grid's EMR (electricity market reform) delivery body said on social media platform X.

The clearing price is reached when the total offered capacity is equal to that demanded.

Britain launched its power capacity market in 2014, offering to pay providers for making supplies available at short notice.

($1 = 0.7885 pounds)

(Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru, Editing by Louise Heavens)