Wholesale electricity prices

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

30 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil41.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland176.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇳🇱 Netherlands242.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, April 8, 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
41.322.410:00103.600:0081.210:00-13:0023.6 EUR/MWhLow 22.4 · High 103.6Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 22.4 · High 103.6
2
🇫🇷France
53.7-36.412:00153.805:00190.212:00-15:00-24.5 EUR/MWhLow -36.4 · High 153.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -36.4 · High 153.8
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
55.111.813:00143.305:00131.413:00-16:0021.9 EUR/MWhLow 11.8 · High 143.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.8 · High 143.3
4
🇱🇹Lithuania
59.83.811:00194.506:00190.711:00-14:009.2 EUR/MWhLow 3.8 · High 194.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 06:00Low 3.8 · High 194.5
5
🇱🇻Latvia
59.83.811:00194.506:00190.711:00-14:009.2 EUR/MWhLow 3.8 · High 194.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 06:00Low 3.8 · High 194.5
6
🇪🇪Estonia
63.46.012:00194.506:00188.412:00-15:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 6.0 · High 194.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low 6.0 · High 194.5
7
🇪🇸Spain
65.22.014:00153.805:00151.814:00-17:002.9 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 153.8Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.0 · High 153.8
8
🇵🇹Portugal
66.22.013:00137.604:00135.613:00-16:002.8 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 137.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 2.0 · High 137.6
9
🇫🇮Finland
75.023.500:00194.206:00170.700:00-03:0032.8 EUR/MWhLow 23.5 · High 194.2Lowest at 00:00Highest at 06:00Low 23.5 · High 194.2
10
🇬🇷Greece
82.6-10.013:00188.906:00198.913:00-16:00-7.3 EUR/MWhLow -10.0 · High 188.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -10.0 · High 188.9
11
🇧🇬Bulgaria
82.6-10.013:00188.906:00198.913:00-16:00-7.3 EUR/MWhLow -10.0 · High 188.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -10.0 · High 188.9
12
🇷🇴Romania
82.9-10.013:00188.906:00198.913:00-16:00-7.3 EUR/MWhLow -10.0 · High 188.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -10.0 · High 188.9
13
🇦🇱Albania
84.83.011:00171.705:00168.711:00-14:004.3 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 171.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.0 · High 171.7
14
🇭🇷Croatia
85.1-16.612:00177.905:00194.412:00-15:00-11.0 EUR/MWhLow -16.6 · High 177.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -16.6 · High 177.9
15
🇧🇪Belgium
86.1-37.912:00199.805:00237.612:00-15:00-25.3 EUR/MWhLow -37.9 · High 199.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -37.9 · High 199.8
16
🇳🇱Netherlands
86.4-38.812:00203.205:00242.012:00-15:00-26.4 EUR/MWhLow -38.8 · High 203.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -38.8 · High 203.2
17
🇱🇺Luxembourg
87.0-32.812:00170.005:00202.812:00-15:00-27.1 EUR/MWhLow -32.8 · High 170.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -32.8 · High 170.0
18
🇨🇿Czechia
87.8-19.812:00191.405:00211.112:00-15:00-13.5 EUR/MWhLow -19.8 · High 191.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -19.8 · High 191.4
19
🇸🇮Slovenia
89.6-19.012:00175.505:00194.512:00-15:00-12.7 EUR/MWhLow -19.0 · High 175.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -19.0 · High 175.5
20
🇲🇪Montenegro
90.60.008:00160.005:00160.008:00-11:0018.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 160.0Lowest at 08:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 160.0
21
🇸🇰Slovakia
91.3-6.612:00190.705:00197.312:00-15:00-4.8 EUR/MWhLow -6.6 · High 190.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.6 · High 190.7
22
🇨🇭Switzerland
92.1-6.912:00172.705:00179.612:00-15:00-5.8 EUR/MWhLow -6.9 · High 172.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.9 · High 172.7
23
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
93.4-12.312:00190.005:00202.312:00-15:00-6.4 EUR/MWhLow -12.3 · High 190.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -12.3 · High 190.0
24
🇭🇺Hungary
94.4-10.012:00220.805:00230.812:00-15:00-6.9 EUR/MWhLow -10.0 · High 220.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -10.0 · High 220.8
25
🇦🇹Austria
94.5-49.212:00180.305:00229.512:00-15:00-3.3 EUR/MWhLow -49.2 · High 180.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -49.2 · High 180.3
26
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
94.560.814:00161.205:00100.314:00-17:0079.9 EUR/MWhLow 60.8 · High 161.2Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 60.8 · High 161.2
27
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
100.224.713:00201.005:00176.313:00-16:0036.1 EUR/MWhLow 24.7 · High 201.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 24.7 · High 201.0
28
🇷🇸Serbia
116.90.009:00175.105:00175.109:00-12:0046.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 175.1Lowest at 09:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 175.1
29
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
130.946.313:00189.305:00143.013:00-16:0051.2 EUR/MWhLow 46.3 · High 189.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 46.3 · High 189.3
30
🇮🇪Ireland
176.3114.521:00282.804:00168.321:00-00:00131.4 EUR/MWhLow 114.5 · High 282.8Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 114.5 · High 282.8

On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Netherlands: 242.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-08, 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