Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:23 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil56.4 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland171.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary327.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Monday, January 19, 2026. Values are normalized to EUR/MWh, exclude supplier tariffs and use a simple price-area average for countries with multiple areas.
RankCountryAvg EUR/MWhLow EUR/MWhHigh EUR/MWhSpread EUR/MWhCheapest 3hMobile summary
1
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
56.450.511:0068.100:0017.611:00-14:0051.3 EUR/MWhLow 50.5 · High 68.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 50.5 · High 68.1
2
🇬🇷Greece
107.578.910:00179.305:00100.410:00-13:0088.5 EUR/MWhLow 78.9 · High 179.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 78.9 · High 179.3
3
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
118.191.402:00159.903:0068.502:00-05:0097.1 EUR/MWhLow 91.4 · High 159.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 91.4 · High 159.9
4
🇷🇸Serbia
124.555.111:00230.004:00174.911:00-14:0070.2 EUR/MWhLow 55.1 · High 230.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 55.1 · High 230.0
5
🇵🇹Portugal
128.695.001:00200.003:00105.001:00-04:00100.9 EUR/MWhLow 95.0 · High 200.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 03:00Low 95.0 · High 200.0
6
🇪🇸Spain
129.794.702:00200.004:00105.302:00-05:00100.9 EUR/MWhLow 94.7 · High 200.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 94.7 · High 200.0
7
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
130.183.602:00206.904:00123.202:00-05:0087.4 EUR/MWhLow 83.6 · High 206.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 83.6 · High 206.9
8
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
134.084.101:00215.804:00131.701:00-04:0085.7 EUR/MWhLow 84.1 · High 215.8Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.1 · High 215.8
9
🇫🇮Finland
134.385.603:00216.905:00131.303:00-06:0087.0 EUR/MWhLow 85.6 · High 216.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 85.6 · High 216.9
10
🇦🇱Albania
134.325.010:00190.004:00165.010:00-13:0051.1 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 190.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 25.0 · High 190.0
11
🇫🇷France
134.397.702:00204.404:00106.702:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 204.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.7 · High 204.4
12
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
136.489.302:00202.304:00113.002:00-05:0095.9 EUR/MWhLow 89.3 · High 202.3Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 89.3 · High 202.3
13
🇧🇪Belgium
137.097.702:00204.904:00107.202:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 204.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.7 · High 204.9
14
🇨🇿Czechia
138.197.702:00212.404:00114.702:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 212.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.7 · High 212.4
15
🇳🇱Netherlands
139.097.702:00210.704:00113.002:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 210.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.7 · High 210.7
16
🇲🇪Montenegro
139.0101.000:00196.604:0095.600:00-03:00110.3 EUR/MWhLow 101.0 · High 196.6Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 101.0 · High 196.6
17
🇱🇺Luxembourg
140.0100.102:00208.204:00108.102:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 100.1 · High 208.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 100.1 · High 208.2
18
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
140.697.702:00230.804:00133.102:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 230.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.7 · High 230.8
19
🇦🇹Austria
142.597.702:00213.804:00116.102:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 213.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.7 · High 213.8
20
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
144.1101.002:00198.204:0097.102:00-05:00108.6 EUR/MWhLow 101.0 · High 198.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 101.0 · High 198.2
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
145.697.702:00244.804:00147.102:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 244.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.7 · High 244.8
22
🇸🇰Slovakia
146.797.702:00275.204:00177.502:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 275.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.7 · High 275.2
23
🇭🇷Croatia
150.197.702:00299.304:00201.602:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 299.3Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.7 · High 299.3
24
🇨🇭Switzerland
150.5115.102:00209.504:0094.402:00-05:00116.0 EUR/MWhLow 115.1 · High 209.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 115.1 · High 209.5
25
🇲🇰North Macedonia
151.6108.202:00256.504:00148.302:00-05:00109.8 EUR/MWhLow 108.2 · High 256.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 108.2 · High 256.5
26
🇧🇬Bulgaria
160.397.703:00421.505:00323.803:00-06:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 421.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 97.7 · High 421.5
27
🇷🇴Romania
160.497.703:00421.505:00323.803:00-06:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 421.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 97.7 · High 421.5
28
🇭🇺Hungary
161.297.702:00424.704:00327.002:00-05:00100.5 EUR/MWhLow 97.7 · High 424.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.7 · High 424.7
29
🇪🇪Estonia
163.575.101:00299.905:00224.801:00-04:0088.9 EUR/MWhLow 75.1 · High 299.9Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 75.1 · High 299.9
30
🇱🇹Lithuania
163.575.101:00299.905:00224.801:00-04:0088.9 EUR/MWhLow 75.1 · High 299.9Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 75.1 · High 299.9
31
🇱🇻Latvia
163.575.101:00299.905:00224.801:00-04:0088.9 EUR/MWhLow 75.1 · High 299.9Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 75.1 · High 299.9
32
🇮🇪Ireland
171.1105.000:00260.903:00155.900:00-03:00105.9 EUR/MWhLow 105.0 · High 260.9Lowest at 00:00Highest at 03:00Low 105.0 · High 260.9

On Monday, January 19, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 327.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-01-19, based on published wholesale reference prices in EUR/MWh.

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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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur