POWER: UK Base Oct26 Opens Weaker

UK base Oct26 opens weaker, driven by bearish NBP and temperature expectations hovering above seasonal averages through early October. Strong UKAs absorb some downside. * UK Base Power Oct 26 down 1.7% at 142.24 GBP/MWh (BFV) * NBP Gas OCT 26 down 0.7% at 181.02 GBp/therm * UKA DEC 26 up 1% at 58.72 GBP/MT * NBP opens within yesterday's range after a drop to a low for the month. Prices track TTF amid market optimism as talks continue on the sidelines of this week's UN gathering. * UKAs are trading higher ahead of today's CoT data release and UKA ICE auction. UK PM Andy Burnahm met the bloc's Ursula von der Leyen yesterday with talks focussed on the importance of working together, while an official date for the EU-UK summit is still pending. * The 610MW Heysham 11 is offline until 02 October in a planned outage extended from 28 September, latest remit data shows. * 620MW Hartlepool 2 nuclear reactor in the UK will be offline for planned maintenance until 8 October, extended from 4 October, remit data showed. The plant went offline on 14 September 02:00UTC. * 620MW Hartlepool 1 nuclear reactor will return on 23 September 22:00UTC from an unplanned outage, extended from 22 September,