While the situation is not expected to last forever, even after gas prices reach some degree of moderation, the cost of generating power using solar photovoltaics will drop so low that it will be 10 times cheaper, a report from an energy research company said.Gas prices may not reach the highs of US$330 per MWh as they did in August, but with the conflict showing no signs of abating, Russian gas exports are unlikely to increase, and Europeans will have to pay more for their heating needs.After the New Year, though, the situation is expected to improve as nuclear power plants in France will be back in operation and add 30 GW of energy to the grid.Solar to become cheaper than gasOver the next few years, as European countries look at installing more renewable energy capacities to reduce their carbon emissions, the average capital cost of these installations will drop to US$1.3 per Watt, the report said.For gas to remain competitive as a fuel, its prices would have to drop to US$17 MWh, which the report calls "unthinkable" in the current scenario."