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🇵🇹 Portugal12.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy98.8 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇸🇰 Slovakia168.9 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, April 12, 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
🇵🇹Portugal
12.3-0.814:0035.004:0035.814:00-17:00-0.6 EUR/MWhLow -0.8 · High 35.0Lowest at 14:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.8 · High 35.0
2
🇪🇸Spain
13.2-0.815:0080.105:0080.915:00-18:00-0.5 EUR/MWhLow -0.8 · High 80.1Lowest at 15:00Highest at 05:00Low -0.8 · High 80.1
3
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
16.09.802:0030.400:0020.602:00-05:009.8 EUR/MWhLow 9.8 · High 30.4Lowest at 02:00Highest at 00:00Low 9.8 · High 30.4
4
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
32.22.812:0089.205:0086.412:00-15:009.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.8 · High 89.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.8 · High 89.2
5
🇫🇷France
40.80.012:00157.105:00157.112:00-15:006.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 157.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 157.1
6
🇪🇪Estonia
55.05.013:00148.606:00143.613:00-16:0012.2 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 148.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 5.0 · High 148.6
7
🇱🇹Lithuania
55.05.013:00148.606:00143.613:00-16:0012.2 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 148.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 5.0 · High 148.6
8
🇱🇻Latvia
55.05.013:00148.606:00143.613:00-16:0012.2 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 148.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 5.0 · High 148.6
9
🇫🇮Finland
63.228.013:00148.406:00120.413:00-16:0038.2 EUR/MWhLow 28.0 · High 148.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 28.0 · High 148.4
10
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
66.315.300:00161.404:00146.100:00-03:0016.4 EUR/MWhLow 15.3 · High 161.4Lowest at 00:00Highest at 04:00Low 15.3 · High 161.4
11
🇧🇪Belgium
67.1-0.112:00157.105:00157.212:00-15:005.3 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 157.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -0.1 · High 157.1
12
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
71.54.212:00157.005:00152.912:00-15:0011.6 EUR/MWhLow 4.2 · High 157.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 4.2 · High 157.0
13
🇳🇱Netherlands
73.9-2.111:00157.105:00159.111:00-14:00-1.7 EUR/MWhLow -2.1 · High 157.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low -2.1 · High 157.1
14
🇨🇿Czechia
77.00.012:00157.105:00157.112:00-15:002.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 157.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 157.1
15
🇦🇹Austria
79.4-6.413:00156.505:00162.913:00-16:007.4 EUR/MWhLow -6.4 · High 156.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.4 · High 156.5
16
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
79.447.613:00108.905:0061.313:00-16:0067.6 EUR/MWhLow 47.6 · High 108.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 47.6 · High 108.9
17
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
79.59.112:00175.005:00165.912:00-15:0028.9 EUR/MWhLow 9.1 · High 175.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 9.1 · High 175.0
18
🇱🇺Luxembourg
79.72.012:00146.805:00144.812:00-15:007.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 146.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.0 · High 146.8
19
🇸🇮Slovenia
82.9-1.412:00157.105:00158.512:00-15:00-0.6 EUR/MWhLow -1.4 · High 157.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -1.4 · High 157.1
20
🇭🇷Croatia
84.1-0.612:00157.105:00157.612:00-15:00-0.2 EUR/MWhLow -0.6 · High 157.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -0.6 · High 157.1
21
🇨🇭Switzerland
85.07.612:00146.005:00138.412:00-15:0012.5 EUR/MWhLow 7.6 · High 146.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 7.6 · High 146.0
22
🇲🇪Montenegro
85.55.809:00145.005:00139.209:00-12:0013.3 EUR/MWhLow 5.8 · High 145.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.8 · High 145.0
23
🇷🇸Serbia
85.60.011:00150.005:00150.011:00-14:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 150.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 150.0
24
🇸🇰Slovakia
87.30.012:00168.905:00168.912:00-15:000.9 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 168.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 168.9
25
🇭🇺Hungary
88.0-0.312:00157.105:00157.412:00-15:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.3 · High 157.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -0.3 · High 157.1
26
🇦🇱Albania
88.30.109:00140.005:00139.909:00-12:002.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 140.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.1 · High 140.0
27
🇧🇬Bulgaria
88.90.013:00157.106:00157.113:00-16:000.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 157.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 0.0 · High 157.1
28
🇷🇴Romania
88.90.013:00157.106:00157.113:00-16:000.2 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 157.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 0.0 · High 157.1
29
🇲🇰North Macedonia
90.70.109:00147.305:00147.209:00-12:002.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.1 · High 147.3Lowest at 09:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.1 · High 147.3
30
🇬🇷Greece
97.5-0.413:00157.106:00157.513:00-16:00-0.2 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 157.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.4 · High 157.1
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
98.814.313:00162.905:00148.513:00-16:0024.4 EUR/MWhLow 14.3 · High 162.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 14.3 · High 162.9

On Sunday, April 12, 2026, Portugal ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Slovakia: 168.9 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-12, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur