Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:23 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil55.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇪🇪 Estonia177.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇪🇪 Estonia300.5 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, January 21, 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
🇵🇹Portugal
80.619.902:00100.003:0080.202:00-05:0066.7 EUR/MWhLow 19.9 · High 100.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 19.9 · High 100.0
3
🇪🇸Spain
82.664.303:00100.004:0035.703:00-06:0066.7 EUR/MWhLow 64.3 · High 100.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 64.3 · High 100.0
4
🇫🇷France
88.464.303:00133.904:0069.503:00-06:0066.7 EUR/MWhLow 64.3 · High 133.9Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 64.3 · High 133.9
5
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
105.683.202:00153.804:0070.602:00-05:0088.3 EUR/MWhLow 83.2 · High 153.8Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 83.2 · High 153.8
6
🇧🇪Belgium
106.687.003:00165.004:0078.103:00-06:0091.0 EUR/MWhLow 87.0 · High 165.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 87.0 · High 165.0
7
🇳🇱Netherlands
107.087.203:00152.704:0065.603:00-06:0093.0 EUR/MWhLow 87.2 · High 152.7Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 87.2 · High 152.7
8
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
108.478.602:00157.604:0078.902:00-05:0090.0 EUR/MWhLow 78.6 · High 157.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 78.6 · High 157.6
9
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
109.571.521:00178.104:00106.621:00-00:0083.3 EUR/MWhLow 71.5 · High 178.1Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 71.5 · High 178.1
10
🇫🇮Finland
112.487.803:00157.505:0069.703:00-06:0090.6 EUR/MWhLow 87.8 · High 157.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 87.8 · High 157.5
11
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
115.670.011:00185.904:00115.911:00-14:0097.3 EUR/MWhLow 70.0 · High 185.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 70.0 · High 185.9
12
🇮🇪Ireland
115.888.702:00157.703:0068.902:00-05:0089.0 EUR/MWhLow 88.7 · High 157.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 03:00Low 88.7 · High 157.7
13
🇱🇺Luxembourg
117.098.703:00176.404:0077.703:00-06:0099.5 EUR/MWhLow 98.7 · High 176.4Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 98.7 · High 176.4
14
🇲🇪Montenegro
121.591.001:00171.004:0080.001:00-04:0095.9 EUR/MWhLow 91.0 · High 171.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 91.0 · High 171.0
15
🇨🇿Czechia
138.092.411:00225.104:00132.711:00-14:00102.6 EUR/MWhLow 92.4 · High 225.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 92.4 · High 225.1
16
🇬🇷Greece
145.398.303:00219.705:00121.403:00-06:00118.7 EUR/MWhLow 98.3 · High 219.7Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 98.3 · High 219.7
17
🇨🇭Switzerland
146.6124.202:00173.104:0048.902:00-05:00124.6 EUR/MWhLow 124.2 · High 173.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 124.2 · High 173.1
18
🇦🇱Albania
148.375.303:00300.004:00224.703:00-06:0078.0 EUR/MWhLow 75.3 · High 300.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 75.3 · High 300.0
19
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
151.6120.201:00203.904:0083.701:00-04:00122.3 EUR/MWhLow 120.2 · High 203.9Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 120.2 · High 203.9
20
🇸🇮Slovenia
155.4113.301:00220.304:00107.001:00-04:00118.7 EUR/MWhLow 113.3 · High 220.3Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 113.3 · High 220.3
21
🇭🇷Croatia
155.8113.702:00230.604:00116.902:00-05:00118.4 EUR/MWhLow 113.7 · High 230.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 113.7 · High 230.6
22
🇦🇹Austria
159.0115.700:00204.004:0088.300:00-03:00121.7 EUR/MWhLow 115.7 · High 204.0Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 115.7 · High 204.0
23
🇧🇬Bulgaria
159.5112.003:00256.605:00144.603:00-06:00118.7 EUR/MWhLow 112.0 · High 256.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 112.0 · High 256.6
24
🇷🇴Romania
159.5112.003:00256.605:00144.603:00-06:00118.7 EUR/MWhLow 112.0 · High 256.6Lowest at 03:00Highest at 05:00Low 112.0 · High 256.6
25
🇭🇺Hungary
159.7111.602:00255.704:00144.102:00-05:00117.4 EUR/MWhLow 111.6 · High 255.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 111.6 · High 255.7
26
🇲🇰North Macedonia
159.8114.002:00277.104:00163.102:00-05:00115.0 EUR/MWhLow 114.0 · High 277.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 114.0 · High 277.1
27
🇸🇰Slovakia
160.4109.902:00273.904:00164.002:00-05:00115.7 EUR/MWhLow 109.9 · High 273.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 109.9 · High 273.9
28
🇷🇸Serbia
169.5115.601:00237.904:00122.301:00-04:00116.0 EUR/MWhLow 115.6 · High 237.9Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 115.6 · High 237.9
29
🇪🇪Estonia
177.289.601:00390.005:00300.501:00-04:0095.8 EUR/MWhLow 89.6 · High 390.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 89.6 · High 390.0
30
🇱🇹Lithuania
177.289.601:00390.005:00300.501:00-04:0095.8 EUR/MWhLow 89.6 · High 390.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 89.6 · High 390.0
31
🇱🇻Latvia
177.289.601:00390.005:00300.501:00-04:0095.8 EUR/MWhLow 89.6 · High 390.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 89.6 · High 390.0

On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Estonia ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Estonia: 300.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-01-21, 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, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur