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🇧🇷 Brazil34.8 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy110.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary185.9 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Friday, April 17, 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
34.821.510:0042.700:0021.110:00-13:0021.9 EUR/MWhLow 21.5 · High 42.7Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 21.5 · High 42.7
2
🇪🇸Spain
71.1-5.514:00132.205:00137.714:00-17:00-1.9 EUR/MWhLow -5.5 · High 132.2Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low -5.5 · High 132.2
3
🇵🇹Portugal
84.90.009:00132.204:00132.209:00-12:007.6 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 132.2Lowest at 09:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 132.2
4
🇫🇷France
85.50.010:00132.205:00132.210:00-13:0012.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 132.2Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 132.2
5
🇷🇸Serbia
85.830.012:00159.905:00129.912:00-15:0035.5 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 159.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 30.0 · High 159.9
6
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
85.930.812:00148.105:00117.312:00-15:0050.4 EUR/MWhLow 30.8 · High 148.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 30.8 · High 148.1
7
🇧🇬Bulgaria
87.44.013:00168.006:00164.013:00-16:008.3 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 168.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 4.0 · High 168.0
8
🇦🇱Albania
87.56.013:00164.705:00158.713:00-16:0013.7 EUR/MWhLow 6.0 · High 164.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 6.0 · High 164.7
9
🇫🇮Finland
90.529.813:00161.706:00131.913:00-16:0050.0 EUR/MWhLow 29.8 · High 161.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 29.8 · High 161.7
10
🇲🇰North Macedonia
91.02.011:00150.005:00148.011:00-14:003.7 EUR/MWhLow 2.0 · High 150.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.0 · High 150.0
11
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
91.124.611:00130.204:00105.611:00-14:0028.4 EUR/MWhLow 24.6 · High 130.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 04:00Low 24.6 · High 130.2
12
🇪🇪Estonia
91.727.813:00161.906:00134.113:00-16:0050.1 EUR/MWhLow 27.8 · High 161.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 27.8 · High 161.9
13
🇱🇻Latvia
97.727.813:00164.606:00136.913:00-16:0050.1 EUR/MWhLow 27.8 · High 164.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 27.8 · High 164.6
14
🇱🇹Lithuania
97.827.813:00164.606:00136.913:00-16:0050.3 EUR/MWhLow 27.8 · High 164.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 27.8 · High 164.6
15
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
98.172.313:00132.305:0060.013:00-16:0082.5 EUR/MWhLow 72.3 · High 132.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 72.3 · High 132.3
16
🇲🇪Montenegro
98.138.012:00160.005:00122.012:00-15:0043.7 EUR/MWhLow 38.0 · High 160.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 38.0 · High 160.0
17
🇸🇰Slovakia
98.63.512:00176.805:00173.312:00-15:008.9 EUR/MWhLow 3.5 · High 176.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.5 · High 176.8
18
🇨🇿Czechia
99.15.012:00181.205:00176.212:00-15:0010.9 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 181.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.0 · High 181.2
19
🇭🇷Croatia
99.25.212:00179.505:00174.312:00-15:0010.7 EUR/MWhLow 5.2 · High 179.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.2 · High 179.5
20
🇭🇺Hungary
99.44.012:00189.905:00185.912:00-15:009.4 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 189.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 4.0 · High 189.9
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
99.75.612:00175.805:00170.212:00-15:0011.1 EUR/MWhLow 5.6 · High 175.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.6 · High 175.8
22
🇷🇴Romania
99.94.013:00189.306:00185.413:00-16:009.3 EUR/MWhLow 4.0 · High 189.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 4.0 · High 189.3
23
🇬🇷Greece
104.0-0.110:00168.006:00168.110:00-13:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 168.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.1 · High 168.0
24
🇱🇺Luxembourg
104.726.512:00157.405:00131.012:00-15:0029.6 EUR/MWhLow 26.5 · High 157.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 26.5 · High 157.4
25
🇳🇱Netherlands
106.228.412:00178.205:00149.812:00-15:0043.8 EUR/MWhLow 28.4 · High 178.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 28.4 · High 178.2
26
🇨🇭Switzerland
106.831.612:00152.805:00121.212:00-15:0041.0 EUR/MWhLow 31.6 · High 152.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 31.6 · High 152.8
27
🇧🇪Belgium
107.430.112:00153.705:00123.612:00-15:0064.9 EUR/MWhLow 30.1 · High 153.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 30.1 · High 153.7
28
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
107.525.612:00181.905:00156.212:00-15:0049.7 EUR/MWhLow 25.6 · High 181.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 25.6 · High 181.9
29
🇦🇹Austria
107.921.112:00172.005:00150.912:00-15:0034.2 EUR/MWhLow 21.1 · High 172.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 21.1 · High 172.0
30
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
109.629.212:00170.505:00141.312:00-15:0042.0 EUR/MWhLow 29.2 · High 170.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 29.2 · High 170.5
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
110.420.011:00175.805:00155.811:00-14:0039.1 EUR/MWhLow 20.0 · High 175.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 20.0 · High 175.8

On Friday, April 17, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 185.9 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-17, 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