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, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇸🇪 Sweden42.2 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy121.3 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary282.1 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, April 9, 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
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
42.22.113:00109.905:00107.913:00-16:009.7 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 109.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.1 · High 109.9
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
46.322.910:00109.400:0086.610:00-13:0024.2 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 109.4Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 22.9 · High 109.4
3
🇫🇷France
52.3-12.513:00158.805:00171.313:00-16:00-5.5 EUR/MWhLow -12.5 · High 158.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -12.5 · High 158.8
4
🇪🇸Spain
53.3-1.913:00139.405:00141.313:00-16:00-0.6 EUR/MWhLow -1.9 · High 139.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -1.9 · High 139.4
5
🇵🇹Portugal
54.7-1.012:00111.004:00112.012:00-15:00-0.8 EUR/MWhLow -1.0 · High 111.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -1.0 · High 111.0
6
🇱🇹Lithuania
66.95.012:00168.006:00163.012:00-15:0011.5 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 168.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low 5.0 · High 168.0
7
🇱🇻Latvia
66.95.012:00168.006:00163.012:00-15:0011.5 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 168.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low 5.0 · High 168.0
8
🇨🇭Switzerland
78.0-14.912:00126.905:00141.812:00-15:00-12.1 EUR/MWhLow -14.9 · High 126.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -14.9 · High 126.9
9
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
78.4-26.312:00155.005:00181.312:00-15:00-15.6 EUR/MWhLow -26.3 · High 155.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -26.3 · High 155.0
10
🇧🇪Belgium
79.5-13.012:00173.105:00186.112:00-15:00-5.6 EUR/MWhLow -13.0 · High 173.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -13.0 · High 173.1
11
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
80.13.112:00158.805:00155.712:00-15:007.6 EUR/MWhLow 3.1 · High 158.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.1 · High 158.8
12
🇳🇱Netherlands
80.8-13.112:00158.805:00171.912:00-15:00-5.7 EUR/MWhLow -13.1 · High 158.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -13.1 · High 158.8
13
🇱🇺Luxembourg
81.6-8.113:00146.605:00154.713:00-16:00-5.8 EUR/MWhLow -8.1 · High 146.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -8.1 · High 146.6
14
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
84.249.514:00119.405:0069.914:00-17:0071.1 EUR/MWhLow 49.5 · High 119.4Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 49.5 · High 119.4
15
🇨🇿Czechia
85.2-12.512:00167.605:00180.012:00-15:00-5.6 EUR/MWhLow -12.5 · High 167.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -12.5 · High 167.6
16
🇦🇹Austria
87.3-35.212:00165.005:00200.212:00-15:00-10.0 EUR/MWhLow -35.2 · High 165.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -35.2 · High 165.0
17
🇫🇮Finland
90.413.100:00167.806:00154.700:00-03:0032.4 EUR/MWhLow 13.1 · High 167.8Lowest at 00:00Highest at 06:00Low 13.1 · High 167.8
18
🇪🇪Estonia
91.513.100:00168.006:00154.900:00-03:0032.4 EUR/MWhLow 13.1 · High 168.0Lowest at 00:00Highest at 06:00Low 13.1 · High 168.0
19
🇸🇰Slovakia
91.6-12.512:00171.205:00183.612:00-15:00-5.5 EUR/MWhLow -12.5 · High 171.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -12.5 · High 171.2
20
🇸🇮Slovenia
92.7-6.912:00190.005:00196.912:00-15:00-3.3 EUR/MWhLow -6.9 · High 190.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.9 · High 190.0
21
🇭🇷Croatia
95.0-5.712:00208.405:00214.112:00-15:00-2.8 EUR/MWhLow -5.7 · High 208.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -5.7 · High 208.4
22
🇷🇸Serbia
96.22.110:00190.105:00188.010:00-13:004.4 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 190.1Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.1 · High 190.1
23
🇲🇪Montenegro
98.80.010:00160.005:00160.010:00-13:009.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 160.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 160.0
24
🇦🇱Albania
103.23.010:00211.505:00208.510:00-13:004.7 EUR/MWhLow 3.0 · High 211.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.0 · High 211.5
25
🇭🇺Hungary
105.2-4.612:00277.505:00282.112:00-15:00-1.5 EUR/MWhLow -4.6 · High 277.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.6 · High 277.5
26
🇧🇬Bulgaria
106.9-0.213:00186.606:00186.813:00-16:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.2 · High 186.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.2 · High 186.6
27
🇬🇷Greece
109.2-0.212:00186.606:00186.812:00-15:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.2 · High 186.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.2 · High 186.6
28
🇷🇴Romania
113.1-0.213:00252.806:00253.013:00-16:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.2 · High 252.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.2 · High 252.8
29
🇮🇪Ireland
113.755.614:00190.104:00134.514:00-17:0061.8 EUR/MWhLow 55.6 · High 190.1Lowest at 14:00Highest at 04:00Low 55.6 · High 190.1
30
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
115.473.221:00139.004:0065.821:00-00:0089.7 EUR/MWhLow 73.2 · High 139.0Lowest at 21:00Highest at 04:00Low 73.2 · High 139.0
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
121.325.212:00188.705:00163.512:00-15:0050.7 EUR/MWhLow 25.2 · High 188.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 25.2 · High 188.7

On Thursday, April 9, 2026, Sweden ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 282.1 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-09, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data