Wholesale electricity prices

Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.

32 countries Published wholesale prices Updated Aug 4, 21:44 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 21.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇹 Italy 199.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇸🇮 Slovenia 639.8 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

Average wholesale price; multi-area countries use a simple area average.

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Values are normalized to EUR/MWh, exclude supplier tariffs and use a simple price-area average for countries with multiple areas.
Rank Country Avg EUR/MWh Low EUR/MWh High EUR/MWh Spread EUR/MWh Cheapest 3h Mobile summary
1
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
21.3 9.8- 67.1- 57.3 08:00-11:00 9.8 EUR/MWh Low 9.8 · High 67.1 High 67.1 Low 9.8 Low 9.8 · High 67.1
2
🇫🇮 Finland
24.5 12.0- 42.1- 30.1 00:00-03:00 18.1 EUR/MWh Low 12.0 · High 42.1 High 42.1 Low 12.0 Low 12.0 · High 42.1
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
45.4 15.6- 89.3- 73.7 09:00-12:00 27.0 EUR/MWh Low 15.6 · High 89.3 High 89.3 Low 15.6 Low 15.6 · High 89.3
4
🇪🇪 Estonia
57.6 12.0- 176.4- 164.4 14:00-17:00 21.6 EUR/MWh Low 12.0 · High 176.4 High 176.4 Low 12.0 Low 12.0 · High 176.4
5
🇱🇻 Latvia
82.5 22.1- 176.4- 154.3 10:00-13:00 29.1 EUR/MWh Low 22.1 · High 176.4 High 176.4 Low 22.1 Low 22.1 · High 176.4
6
🇱🇹 Lithuania
82.5 22.1- 176.4- 154.3 10:00-13:00 29.1 EUR/MWh Low 22.1 · High 176.4 High 176.4 Low 22.1 Low 22.1 · High 176.4
7
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
95.4 67.1- 108.4- 41.2 12:00-15:00 71.1 EUR/MWh Low 67.1 · High 108.4 High 108.4 Low 67.1 Low 67.1 · High 108.4
8
🇫🇷 France
134.6 69.0- 191.2- 122.2 13:00-16:00 81.1 EUR/MWh Low 69.0 · High 191.2 High 191.2 Low 69.0 Low 69.0 · High 191.2
9
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
136.0 111.0- 179.7- 68.6 12:00-15:00 115.7 EUR/MWh Low 111.0 · High 179.7 High 179.7 Low 111.0 Low 111.0 · High 179.7
10
🇧🇪 Belgium
140.9 71.0- 209.0- 138.0 12:00-15:00 82.6 EUR/MWh Low 71.0 · High 209.0 High 209.0 Low 71.0 Low 71.0 · High 209.0
11
🇳🇱 Netherlands
143.0 71.0- 217.5- 146.5 12:00-15:00 82.6 EUR/MWh Low 71.0 · High 217.5 High 217.5 Low 71.0 Low 71.0 · High 217.5
12
🇵🇹 Portugal
146.4 69.0- 212.5- 143.5 12:00-15:00 81.1 EUR/MWh Low 69.0 · High 212.5 High 212.5 Low 69.0 Low 69.0 · High 212.5
13
🇪🇸 Spain
146.5 69.0- 212.5- 143.5 13:00-16:00 81.1 EUR/MWh Low 69.0 · High 212.5 High 212.5 Low 69.0 Low 69.0 · High 212.5
14
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
147.1 61.7- 242.8- 181.1 12:00-15:00 75.8 EUR/MWh Low 61.7 · High 242.8 High 242.8 Low 61.7 Low 61.7 · High 242.8
15
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
149.4 71.0- 307.1- 236.1 12:00-15:00 82.6 EUR/MWh Low 71.0 · High 307.1 High 307.1 Low 71.0 Low 71.0 · High 307.1
16
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
149.8 76.5- 240.0- 163.5 12:00-15:00 82.6 EUR/MWh Low 76.5 · High 240.0 High 240.0 Low 76.5 Low 76.5 · High 240.0
17
🇦🇱 Albania
154.8 74.3- 318.6- 244.3 04:00-07:00 74.8 EUR/MWh Low 74.3 · High 318.6 High 318.6 Low 74.3 Low 74.3 · High 318.6
18
🇬🇷 Greece
156.7 12.8- 339.9- 327.1 14:00-17:00 67.1 EUR/MWh Low 12.8 · High 339.9 High 339.9 Low 12.8 Low 12.8 · High 339.9
19
🇨🇭 Switzerland
156.7 77.0- 228.0- 151.0 11:00-14:00 88.2 EUR/MWh Low 77.0 · High 228.0 High 228.0 Low 77.0 Low 77.0 · High 228.0
20
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
157.1 12.8- 339.9- 327.1 14:00-17:00 70.7 EUR/MWh Low 12.8 · High 339.9 High 339.9 Low 12.8 Low 12.8 · High 339.9
21
🇵🇱 Poland
158.6 63.7- 457.7- 394.1 12:00-15:00 74.9 EUR/MWh Low 63.7 · High 457.7 High 457.7 Low 63.7 Low 63.7 · High 457.7
22
🇮🇪 Ireland
159.7 130.4- 194.8- 64.4 13:00-16:00 134.0 EUR/MWh Low 130.4 · High 194.8 High 194.8 Low 130.4 Low 130.4 · High 194.8
23
🇨🇿 Czechia
160.4 71.0- 407.1- 336.2 12:00-15:00 82.6 EUR/MWh Low 71.0 · High 407.1 High 407.1 Low 71.0 Low 71.0 · High 407.1
24
🇦🇹 Austria
164.0 73.8- 265.0- 191.2 12:00-15:00 89.0 EUR/MWh Low 73.8 · High 265.0 High 265.0 Low 73.8 Low 73.8 · High 265.0
25
🇲🇪 Montenegro
165.0 100.0- 315.0- 215.0 09:00-12:00 103.3 EUR/MWh Low 100.0 · High 315.0 High 315.0 Low 100.0 Low 100.0 · High 315.0
26
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
165.4 71.6- 294.0- 222.4 10:00-13:00 79.5 EUR/MWh Low 71.6 · High 294.0 High 294.0 Low 71.6 Low 71.6 · High 294.0
27
🇭🇺 Hungary
186.9 71.0- 546.0- 475.0 12:00-15:00 82.6 EUR/MWh Low 71.0 · High 546.0 High 546.0 Low 71.0 Low 71.0 · High 546.0
28
🇷🇴 Romania
187.7 71.0- 569.7- 498.8 13:00-16:00 82.6 EUR/MWh Low 71.0 · High 569.7 High 569.7 Low 71.0 Low 71.0 · High 569.7
29
🇸🇰 Slovakia
190.8 71.0- 490.6- 419.7 12:00-15:00 82.6 EUR/MWh Low 71.0 · High 490.6 High 490.6 Low 71.0 Low 71.0 · High 490.6
30
🇭🇷 Croatia
191.9 71.0- 657.1- 586.2 12:00-15:00 82.6 EUR/MWh Low 71.0 · High 657.1 High 657.1 Low 71.0 Low 71.0 · High 657.1
31
🇸🇮 Slovenia
194.6 71.0- 710.7- 639.8 12:00-15:00 82.6 EUR/MWh Low 71.0 · High 710.7 High 710.7 Low 71.0 Low 71.0 · High 710.7
32
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
199.3 150.0- 313.5- 163.5 11:00-14:00 157.6 EUR/MWh Low 150.0 · High 313.5 High 313.5 Low 150.0 Low 150.0 · High 313.5

Published so far on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Brazil ranks lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranks highest. The widest price spread is in Slovenia: 639.8 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-04, published so far, based on wholesale reference prices in EUR/MWh.

Methodology and source caveats

Included
Current wholesale reference markets only. Multi-area countries use a simple price-area average, not a load-weighted national average.
Excluded
Supplier tariffs, consumer estimates, stale data and historical benchmarks.
Sources
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, Elexon BMRS Open Data, Energinet Energi Data Service, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, PSE Reports API