Wholesale electricity prices
Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.
| Rank | Country | Avg EUR/MWh | Low EUR/MWh | High EUR/MWh | Spread EUR/MWh | Cheapest 3h | Mobile summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1.4 | -125.213:00 | 54.405:00 | 179.6 | 13:00-16:00 -96.1 EUR/MWh | Low -125.2 · High 54.4 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -125.2 · High 54.4 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 3.0 | -1.812:00 | 18.206:00 | 20.0 | 12:00-15:00 -1.3 EUR/MWh | Low -1.8 · High 18.2 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -1.8 · High 18.2 |
| 3 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 3.0 | -1.812:00 | 18.206:00 | 20.0 | 12:00-15:00 -1.3 EUR/MWh | Low -1.8 · High 18.2 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -1.8 · High 18.2 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪 Germany / Lux. | 3.0 | -125.613:00 | 116.005:00 | 241.7 | 13:00-16:00 -111.3 EUR/MWh | Low -125.6 · High 116.0 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -125.6 · High 116.0 |
| 5 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 3.0 | -125.613:00 | 116.005:00 | 241.7 | 13:00-16:00 -111.3 EUR/MWh | Low -125.6 · High 116.0 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -125.6 · High 116.0 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪 Sweden 4 price areas | 3.7 | -0.113:00 | 13.105:00 | 13.2 | 13:00-16:00 1.3 EUR/MWh | Low -0.1 · High 13.1 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -0.1 · High 13.1 |
| 7 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 7.9 | 2.003:00 | 26.106:00 | 24.1 | 03:00-06:00 2.2 EUR/MWh | Low 2.0 · High 26.1 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 06:00 Low 2.0 · High 26.1 |
| 8 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 8.0 | 2.003:00 | 26.106:00 | 24.1 | 03:00-06:00 2.2 EUR/MWh | Low 2.0 · High 26.1 Lowest at 03:00 Highest at 06:00 Low 2.0 · High 26.1 |
| 9 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 8.7 | -154.213:00 | 145.705:00 | 299.9 | 13:00-16:00 -120.6 EUR/MWh | Low -154.2 · High 145.7 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -154.2 · High 145.7 |
| 10 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 9.6 | -135.013:00 | 126.605:00 | 261.6 | 13:00-16:00 -107.0 EUR/MWh | Low -135.0 · High 126.6 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -135.0 · High 126.6 |
| 11 | 🇩🇰 Denmark 2 price areas | 16.0 | -4.712:00 | 100.005:00 | 104.7 | 12:00-15:00 -4.4 EUR/MWh | Low -4.7 · High 100.0 Lowest at 12:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -4.7 · High 100.0 |
| 12 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 19.5 | -14.213:00 | 54.405:00 | 68.6 | 13:00-16:00 -11.0 EUR/MWh | Low -14.2 · High 54.4 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -14.2 · High 54.4 |
| 13 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 24.3 | -6.009:00 | 50.004:00 | 56.0 | 09:00-12:00 -3.9 EUR/MWh | Low -6.0 · High 50.0 Lowest at 09:00 Highest at 04:00 Low -6.0 · High 50.0 |
| 14 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 25.3 | -103.913:00 | 125.005:00 | 228.9 | 13:00-16:00 -89.1 EUR/MWh | Low -103.9 · High 125.0 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -103.9 · High 125.0 |
| 15 | 🇧🇷 Brazil 4 price areas | 26.4 | 9.802:00 | 46.400:00 | 36.5 | 02:00-05:00 14.2 EUR/MWh | Low 9.8 · High 46.4 Lowest at 02:00 Highest at 00:00 Low 9.8 · High 46.4 |
| 16 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 28.7 | -118.913:00 | 150.405:00 | 269.3 | 13:00-16:00 -92.8 EUR/MWh | Low -118.9 · High 150.4 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -118.9 · High 150.4 |
| 17 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 36.0 | -103.113:00 | 159.005:00 | 262.1 | 13:00-16:00 -80.5 EUR/MWh | Low -103.1 · High 159.0 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -103.1 · High 159.0 |
| 18 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 36.8 | -117.713:00 | 220.005:00 | 337.7 | 13:00-16:00 -90.9 EUR/MWh | Low -117.7 · High 220.0 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -117.7 · High 220.0 |
| 19 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 47.3 | -198.413:00 | 203.005:00 | 401.4 | 13:00-16:00 -149.2 EUR/MWh | Low -198.4 · High 203.0 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -198.4 · High 203.0 |
| 20 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 62.1 | -232.613:00 | 138.305:00 | 370.9 | 13:00-16:00 -23.4 EUR/MWh | Low -232.6 · High 138.3 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -232.6 · High 138.3 |
| 21 | 🇳🇴 Norway 5 price areas | 64.1 | 38.310:00 | 87.105:00 | 48.7 | 10:00-13:00 49.4 EUR/MWh | Low 38.3 · High 87.1 Lowest at 10:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 38.3 · High 87.1 |
| 22 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 66.3 | -25.011:00 | 185.906:00 | 210.9 | 11:00-14:00 -15.2 EUR/MWh | Low -25.0 · High 185.9 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -25.0 · High 185.9 |
| 23 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 67.5 | -39.211:00 | 185.906:00 | 225.1 | 11:00-14:00 -26.8 EUR/MWh | Low -39.2 · High 185.9 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -39.2 · High 185.9 |
| 24 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 74.9 | -25.011:00 | 185.906:00 | 210.9 | 11:00-14:00 -15.2 EUR/MWh | Low -25.0 · High 185.9 Lowest at 11:00 Highest at 06:00 Low -25.0 · High 185.9 |
| 25 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 78.7 | -65.013:00 | 247.105:00 | 312.1 | 13:00-16:00 -54.1 EUR/MWh | Low -65.0 · High 247.1 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 05:00 Low -65.0 · High 247.1 |
| 26 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 80.3 | 0.015:00 | 160.005:00 | 160.0 | 15:00-18:00 5.7 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 160.0 Lowest at 15:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 0.0 · High 160.0 |
| 27 | 🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale | 91.8 | -59.813:00 | 144.804:00 | 204.6 | 13:00-16:00 -47.7 EUR/MWh | Low -59.8 · High 144.8 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 04:00 Low -59.8 · High 144.8 |
| 28 | 🇮🇹 Italy 7 price areas | 109.7 | 0.014:00 | 172.405:00 | 172.4 | 14:00-17:00 8.3 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 172.4 Lowest at 14:00 Highest at 05:00 Low 0.0 · High 172.4 |
| 29 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 115.8 | 47.213:00 | 202.504:00 | 155.3 | 13:00-16:00 50.3 EUR/MWh | Low 47.2 · High 202.5 Lowest at 13:00 Highest at 04:00 Low 47.2 · High 202.5 |
On Monday, April 6, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 401.4 EUR/MWh.
Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-06, based on published 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
- ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, CCEE Open Data, Elexon BMRS Open Data