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🇧🇷 Brazil55.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇪🇪 Estonia209.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary373.7 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Tuesday, January 20, 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
55.650.711:0068.500:0017.811:00-14:0051.4 EUR/MWhLow 50.7 · High 68.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 50.7 · High 68.5
2
🇦🇱Albania
99.351.500:00209.004:00157.500:00-03:0054.2 EUR/MWhLow 51.5 · High 209.0Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 51.5 · High 209.0
3
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
100.485.504:00127.103:0041.704:00-07:0089.5 EUR/MWhLow 85.5 · High 127.1Lowest at 04:00Highest at 03:00Low 85.5 · High 127.1
4
🇵🇹Portugal
100.876.602:00132.003:0055.402:00-05:0085.9 EUR/MWhLow 76.6 · High 132.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 76.6 · High 132.0
5
🇫🇷France
101.382.403:00144.204:0061.803:00-06:0085.9 EUR/MWhLow 82.4 · High 144.2Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.4 · High 144.2
6
🇪🇸Spain
101.682.403:00132.004:0049.603:00-06:0085.9 EUR/MWhLow 82.4 · High 132.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 82.4 · High 132.0
7
🇷🇸Serbia
101.634.011:00180.104:00146.111:00-14:0043.7 EUR/MWhLow 34.0 · High 180.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 34.0 · High 180.1
8
🇮🇪Ireland
108.289.612:00137.003:0047.412:00-15:0095.5 EUR/MWhLow 89.6 · High 137.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 03:00Low 89.6 · High 137.0
9
🇬🇷Greece
111.283.209:00168.905:0085.709:00-12:0089.0 EUR/MWhLow 83.2 · High 168.9Lowest at 09:00Highest at 05:00Low 83.2 · High 168.9
10
🇧🇪Belgium
119.988.811:00183.004:0094.211:00-14:0097.8 EUR/MWhLow 88.8 · High 183.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 88.8 · High 183.0
11
🇳🇱Netherlands
122.875.101:00250.004:00174.901:00-04:0091.4 EUR/MWhLow 75.1 · High 250.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 75.1 · High 250.0
12
🇲🇪Montenegro
131.6100.011:00175.204:0075.211:00-14:00105.4 EUR/MWhLow 100.0 · High 175.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 100.0 · High 175.2
13
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
138.094.502:00284.804:00190.202:00-05:0097.7 EUR/MWhLow 94.5 · High 284.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 94.5 · High 284.8
14
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
138.4103.011:00199.204:0096.211:00-14:00117.9 EUR/MWhLow 103.0 · High 199.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 103.0 · High 199.2
15
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
150.887.802:00311.404:00223.602:00-05:00102.9 EUR/MWhLow 87.8 · High 311.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 87.8 · High 311.4
16
🇨🇿Czechia
151.9100.111:00340.704:00240.611:00-14:00104.5 EUR/MWhLow 100.1 · High 340.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 100.1 · High 340.7
17
🇲🇰North Macedonia
154.492.011:00276.004:00184.011:00-14:0097.0 EUR/MWhLow 92.0 · High 276.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 92.0 · High 276.0
18
🇨🇭Switzerland
156.0108.002:00252.704:00144.702:00-05:00108.6 EUR/MWhLow 108.0 · High 252.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 108.0 · High 252.7
19
🇱🇺Luxembourg
156.2103.611:00276.704:00173.111:00-14:00105.8 EUR/MWhLow 103.6 · High 276.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 103.6 · High 276.7
20
🇦🇹Austria
157.5105.601:00322.704:00217.101:00-04:00114.1 EUR/MWhLow 105.6 · High 322.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 105.6 · High 322.7
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
159.8105.901:00327.704:00221.901:00-04:00114.0 EUR/MWhLow 105.9 · High 327.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 105.9 · High 327.7
22
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
162.095.502:00347.204:00251.702:00-05:00107.2 EUR/MWhLow 95.5 · High 347.2Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.5 · High 347.2
23
🇫🇮Finland
164.2101.103:00346.405:00245.303:00-06:00107.0 EUR/MWhLow 101.1 · High 346.4Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 101.1 · High 346.4
24
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
164.598.102:00355.804:00257.702:00-05:00111.1 EUR/MWhLow 98.1 · High 355.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 98.1 · High 355.8
25
🇸🇰Slovakia
165.1106.011:00353.904:00248.011:00-14:00110.6 EUR/MWhLow 106.0 · High 353.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 106.0 · High 353.9
26
🇭🇷Croatia
166.8105.901:00340.704:00234.801:00-04:00113.8 EUR/MWhLow 105.9 · High 340.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 105.9 · High 340.7
27
🇭🇺Hungary
183.9105.911:00479.604:00373.711:00-14:00112.7 EUR/MWhLow 105.9 · High 479.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 105.9 · High 479.6
28
🇧🇬Bulgaria
187.2104.312:00471.805:00367.512:00-15:00112.7 EUR/MWhLow 104.3 · High 471.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 104.3 · High 471.8
29
🇷🇴Romania
187.2104.312:00471.805:00367.512:00-15:00112.7 EUR/MWhLow 104.3 · High 471.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 104.3 · High 471.8
30
🇪🇪Estonia
209.5101.100:00350.805:00249.800:00-03:00110.9 EUR/MWhLow 101.1 · High 350.8Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 101.1 · High 350.8
31
🇱🇹Lithuania
209.5101.100:00350.805:00249.800:00-03:00110.9 EUR/MWhLow 101.1 · High 350.8Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 101.1 · High 350.8
32
🇱🇻Latvia
209.5101.100:00350.805:00249.800:00-03:00110.9 EUR/MWhLow 101.1 · High 350.8Lowest at 00:00Highest at 05:00Low 101.1 · High 350.8

On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Estonia ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 373.7 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-01-20, 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