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🇪🇸 Spain31.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇪🇪 Estonia173.9 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇧🇬 Bulgaria189.3 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 28, 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
🇪🇸Spain
31.32.002:0095.004:0093.002:00-05:002.4 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 95.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.0 · High 95.0
2
🇵🇹Portugal
36.42.003:0095.003:0093.003:00-06:007.0 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 95.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 03:00Low 2.0 · High 95.0
3
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
54.246.710:0073.500:0026.810:00-13:0047.2 EUR/MWhLow 46.7 · High 73.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 46.7 · High 73.5
4
🇦🇱Albania
63.421.004:00129.604:00108.604:00-07:0027.0 EUR/MWhLow 21.0 · High 129.6Lowest at 04:00Highest at 04:00Low 21.0 · High 129.6
5
🇲🇪Montenegro
66.719.103:00115.004:0095.903:00-06:0023.4 EUR/MWhLow 19.1 · High 115.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 19.1 · High 115.0
6
🇷🇸Serbia
93.943.701:00149.004:00105.401:00-04:0045.5 EUR/MWhLow 43.7 · High 149.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 43.7 · High 149.0
7
🇬🇷Greece
94.825.010:00157.805:00132.810:00-13:0067.3 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 157.8Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 25.0 · High 157.8
8
🇲🇰North Macedonia
104.346.003:00171.504:00125.503:00-06:0050.7 EUR/MWhLow 46.0 · High 171.5Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 46.0 · High 171.5
9
🇮🇪Ireland
126.5104.601:00159.803:0055.201:00-04:00104.8 EUR/MWhLow 104.6 · High 159.8Lowest at 01:00Highest at 03:00Low 104.6 · High 159.8
10
🇫🇷France
126.584.103:00188.304:00104.203:00-06:0095.3 EUR/MWhLow 84.1 · High 188.3Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 84.1 · High 188.3
11
🇧🇬Bulgaria
127.325.010:00214.305:00189.310:00-13:0067.3 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 214.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 25.0 · High 214.3
12
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
133.795.603:00187.004:0091.403:00-06:0099.7 EUR/MWhLow 95.6 · High 187.0Lowest at 03:00Highest at 04:00Low 95.6 · High 187.0
13
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
134.197.002:00187.904:0090.802:00-05:0099.4 EUR/MWhLow 97.0 · High 187.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 97.0 · High 187.9
14
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
134.196.101:00184.104:0088.001:00-04:00101.9 EUR/MWhLow 96.1 · High 184.1Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 96.1 · High 184.1
15
🇳🇱Netherlands
135.699.002:00188.504:0089.602:00-05:00102.6 EUR/MWhLow 99.0 · High 188.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 99.0 · High 188.5
16
🇧🇪Belgium
135.898.202:00188.504:0090.302:00-05:00102.1 EUR/MWhLow 98.2 · High 188.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 98.2 · High 188.5
17
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
136.7100.202:00189.104:0088.902:00-05:00102.2 EUR/MWhLow 100.2 · High 189.1Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 100.2 · High 189.1
18
🇱🇺Luxembourg
136.8102.201:00173.704:0071.401:00-04:00103.7 EUR/MWhLow 102.2 · High 173.7Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 102.2 · High 173.7
19
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
141.8104.402:00179.504:0075.202:00-05:00119.7 EUR/MWhLow 104.4 · High 179.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 104.4 · High 179.5
20
🇨🇭Switzerland
152.1125.001:00178.004:0053.101:00-04:00125.0 EUR/MWhLow 125.0 · High 178.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 125.0 · High 178.0
21
🇨🇿Czechia
153.8104.001:00225.004:00121.001:00-04:00109.0 EUR/MWhLow 104.0 · High 225.0Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 104.0 · High 225.0
22
🇷🇴Romania
153.971.602:00240.505:00169.002:00-05:00111.8 EUR/MWhLow 71.6 · High 240.5Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 71.6 · High 240.5
23
🇸🇮Slovenia
155.3104.001:00220.204:00116.201:00-04:00112.7 EUR/MWhLow 104.0 · High 220.2Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 104.0 · High 220.2
24
🇭🇷Croatia
155.6104.001:00226.504:00122.501:00-04:00112.4 EUR/MWhLow 104.0 · High 226.5Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 104.0 · High 226.5
25
🇦🇹Austria
160.480.102:00216.004:00135.902:00-05:00119.3 EUR/MWhLow 80.1 · High 216.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 80.1 · High 216.0
26
🇭🇺Hungary
163.3104.001:00240.504:00136.501:00-04:00112.0 EUR/MWhLow 104.0 · High 240.5Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 104.0 · High 240.5
27
🇸🇰Slovakia
163.8104.001:00251.204:00147.201:00-04:00111.1 EUR/MWhLow 104.0 · High 251.2Lowest at 01:00Highest at 04:00Low 104.0 · High 251.2
28
🇱🇹Lithuania
172.8105.702:00270.905:00165.102:00-05:00113.6 EUR/MWhLow 105.7 · High 270.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 105.7 · High 270.9
29
🇱🇻Latvia
172.8105.702:00270.905:00165.102:00-05:00113.6 EUR/MWhLow 105.7 · High 270.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 105.7 · High 270.9
30
🇫🇮Finland
173.6105.702:00270.605:00164.902:00-05:00113.6 EUR/MWhLow 105.7 · High 270.6Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 105.7 · High 270.6
31
🇪🇪Estonia
173.9105.702:00270.905:00165.102:00-05:00113.6 EUR/MWhLow 105.7 · High 270.9Lowest at 02:00Highest at 05:00Low 105.7 · High 270.9

On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Spain ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Estonia ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Bulgaria: 189.3 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-01-28, 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
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, CCEE Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur