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🇧🇷 Brazil36.5 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy130.0 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary421.5 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 16, 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
36.520.509:0046.400:0025.909:00-12:0021.6 EUR/MWhLow 20.5 · High 46.4Lowest at 09:00Highest at 00:00Low 20.5 · High 46.4
2
🇪🇸Spain
69.6-12.013:00157.505:00169.513:00-16:00-7.8 EUR/MWhLow -12.0 · High 157.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -12.0 · High 157.5
3
🇫🇷France
80.00.014:00157.505:00157.514:00-17:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 157.5Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 157.5
4
🇵🇹Portugal
82.40.010:00157.504:00157.510:00-13:001.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 157.5Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 157.5
5
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
90.544.112:00156.305:00112.212:00-15:0058.5 EUR/MWhLow 44.1 · High 156.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 44.1 · High 156.3
6
🇦🇱Albania
95.240.012:00160.005:00120.012:00-15:0058.9 EUR/MWhLow 40.0 · High 160.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 40.0 · High 160.0
7
🇧🇪Belgium
100.124.912:00165.505:00140.612:00-15:0040.2 EUR/MWhLow 24.9 · High 165.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 24.9 · High 165.5
8
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
101.278.912:00122.305:0043.412:00-15:0091.8 EUR/MWhLow 78.9 · High 122.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 78.9 · High 122.3
9
🇳🇱Netherlands
106.229.612:00197.405:00167.712:00-15:0046.7 EUR/MWhLow 29.6 · High 197.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 29.6 · High 197.4
10
🇧🇬Bulgaria
106.411.011:00230.606:00219.611:00-14:0022.3 EUR/MWhLow 11.0 · High 230.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 06:00Low 11.0 · High 230.6
11
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
108.879.113:00133.104:0054.113:00-16:0084.6 EUR/MWhLow 79.1 · High 133.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 79.1 · High 133.1
12
🇲🇪Montenegro
109.343.112:00165.005:00122.012:00-15:0044.4 EUR/MWhLow 43.1 · High 165.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 43.1 · High 165.0
13
🇸🇰Slovakia
110.436.812:00203.405:00166.612:00-15:0057.7 EUR/MWhLow 36.8 · High 203.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 36.8 · High 203.4
14
🇱🇺Luxembourg
110.745.812:00187.305:00141.612:00-15:0053.4 EUR/MWhLow 45.8 · High 187.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 45.8 · High 187.3
15
🇨🇿Czechia
111.436.212:00196.105:00159.912:00-15:0056.8 EUR/MWhLow 36.2 · High 196.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 36.2 · High 196.1
16
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
111.446.712:00205.905:00159.212:00-15:0059.8 EUR/MWhLow 46.7 · High 205.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 46.7 · High 205.9
17
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
112.335.012:00197.605:00162.612:00-15:0043.5 EUR/MWhLow 35.0 · High 197.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 35.0 · High 197.6
18
🇸🇮Slovenia
113.238.312:00171.705:00133.412:00-15:0059.9 EUR/MWhLow 38.3 · High 171.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 38.3 · High 171.7
19
🇲🇰North Macedonia
113.830.012:00183.005:00153.012:00-15:0034.0 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 183.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 30.0 · High 183.0
20
🇨🇭Switzerland
114.052.712:00154.105:00101.412:00-15:0060.1 EUR/MWhLow 52.7 · High 154.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 52.7 · High 154.1
21
🇭🇷Croatia
115.138.112:00197.305:00159.212:00-15:0059.5 EUR/MWhLow 38.1 · High 197.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 38.1 · High 197.3
22
🇷🇸Serbia
115.267.612:00171.005:00103.512:00-15:0069.1 EUR/MWhLow 67.6 · High 171.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 67.6 · High 171.0
23
🇦🇹Austria
117.948.512:00180.005:00131.512:00-15:0061.5 EUR/MWhLow 48.5 · High 180.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 48.5 · High 180.0
24
🇬🇷Greece
118.80.015:00214.506:00214.515:00-18:0027.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 214.5Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 0.0 · High 214.5
25
🇷🇴Romania
121.037.313:00332.206:00294.913:00-16:0058.4 EUR/MWhLow 37.3 · High 332.2Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 37.3 · High 332.2
26
🇫🇮Finland
121.255.515:00180.106:00124.615:00-18:0089.2 EUR/MWhLow 55.5 · High 180.1Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 55.5 · High 180.1
27
🇪🇪Estonia
124.755.615:00212.206:00156.715:00-18:0089.3 EUR/MWhLow 55.6 · High 212.2Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 55.6 · High 212.2
28
🇭🇺Hungary
127.637.212:00458.705:00421.512:00-15:0058.2 EUR/MWhLow 37.2 · High 458.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 37.2 · High 458.7
29
🇱🇹Lithuania
127.755.615:00212.206:00156.715:00-18:0089.3 EUR/MWhLow 55.6 · High 212.2Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 55.6 · High 212.2
30
🇱🇻Latvia
127.755.615:00212.206:00156.715:00-18:0089.3 EUR/MWhLow 55.6 · High 212.2Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 55.6 · High 212.2
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
130.098.912:00178.505:0079.612:00-15:00108.0 EUR/MWhLow 98.9 · High 178.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 98.9 · High 178.5

On Thursday, April 16, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 421.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-16, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur