Wholesale electricity prices
Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.
| Rank | Country | Avg EUR/MWh | Low EUR/MWh | High EUR/MWh | Spread EUR/MWh | Cheapest 3h | Mobile summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇷Brazil 4 price areas | 26.8 | 9.810:00 | 44.400:00 | 34.6 | 10:00-13:009.8 EUR/MWh | Low 9.8 · High 44.4Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 9.8 · High 44.4 |
| 2 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 39.4 | 8.714:00 | 67.906:00 | 59.2 | 14:00-17:0016.9 EUR/MWh | Low 8.7 · High 67.9Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 8.7 · High 67.9 |
| 3 | 🇫🇮Finland | 39.4 | 8.714:00 | 67.806:00 | 59.1 | 14:00-17:0017.2 EUR/MWh | Low 8.7 · High 67.8Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 8.7 · High 67.8 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Sweden 4 price areas | 42.1 | 10.613:00 | 80.705:00 | 70.1 | 13:00-16:0019.1 EUR/MWh | Low 10.6 · High 80.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 10.6 · High 80.7 |
| 5 | 🇪🇸Spain | 46.8 | -4.613:00 | 107.705:00 | 112.3 | 13:00-16:00-2.1 EUR/MWh | Low -4.6 · High 107.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.6 · High 107.7 |
| 6 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 48.8 | -2.112:00 | 100.904:00 | 103.0 | 12:00-15:00-1.8 EUR/MWh | Low -2.1 · High 100.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -2.1 · High 100.9 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷France | 49.1 | -2.113:00 | 107.705:00 | 109.8 | 13:00-16:00-1.7 EUR/MWh | Low -2.1 · High 107.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -2.1 · High 107.7 |
| 8 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 53.3 | 8.714:00 | 120.606:00 | 111.8 | 14:00-17:0016.9 EUR/MWh | Low 8.7 · High 120.6Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 8.7 · High 120.6 |
| 9 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 53.7 | 8.714:00 | 120.606:00 | 111.8 | 14:00-17:0016.9 EUR/MWh | Low 8.7 · High 120.6Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 8.7 · High 120.6 |
| 10 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 77.1 | -6.412:00 | 151.906:00 | 158.2 | 12:00-15:00-4.0 EUR/MWh | Low -6.4 · High 151.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low -6.4 · High 151.9 |
| 11 | 🇷🇴Romania | 77.2 | -6.412:00 | 151.906:00 | 158.2 | 12:00-15:00-4.0 EUR/MWh | Low -6.4 · High 151.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low -6.4 · High 151.9 |
| 12 | 🇦🇹Austria | 77.6 | -37.712:00 | 145.005:00 | 182.7 | 12:00-15:00-13.1 EUR/MWh | Low -37.7 · High 145.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -37.7 · High 145.0 |
| 13 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 78.6 | -6.612:00 | 152.405:00 | 159.0 | 12:00-15:00-4.1 EUR/MWh | Low -6.6 · High 152.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.6 · High 152.4 |
| 14 | 🇬🇷Greece | 78.8 | -9.511:00 | 151.906:00 | 161.4 | 11:00-14:00-7.4 EUR/MWh | Low -9.5 · High 151.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 06:00Low -9.5 · High 151.9 |
| 15 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 78.8 | -6.612:00 | 152.205:00 | 158.8 | 12:00-15:00-4.0 EUR/MWh | Low -6.6 · High 152.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.6 · High 152.2 |
| 16 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 79.4 | -6.211:00 | 151.605:00 | 157.8 | 11:00-14:00-3.9 EUR/MWh | Low -6.2 · High 151.6Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.2 · High 151.6 |
| 17 | 🇭🇺Hungary | 79.6 | -6.411:00 | 151.705:00 | 158.1 | 11:00-14:00-4.0 EUR/MWh | Low -6.4 · High 151.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.4 · High 151.7 |
| 18 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 80.1 | -6.211:00 | 151.205:00 | 157.4 | 11:00-14:00-3.5 EUR/MWh | Low -6.2 · High 151.2Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.2 · High 151.2 |
| 19 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 80.2 | -4.012:00 | 135.805:00 | 139.8 | 12:00-15:00-3.0 EUR/MWh | Low -4.0 · High 135.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.0 · High 135.8 |
| 20 | 🇩🇪Germany / Lux. | 83.8 | -6.812:00 | 151.405:00 | 158.2 | 12:00-15:00-1.7 EUR/MWh | Low -6.8 · High 151.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -6.8 · High 151.4 |
| 21 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 84.6 | -4.112:00 | 144.905:00 | 149.0 | 12:00-15:00-2.5 EUR/MWh | Low -4.1 · High 144.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.1 · High 144.9 |
| 22 | 🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale | 87.7 | 35.810:00 | 130.004:00 | 94.2 | 10:00-13:0045.5 EUR/MWh | Low 35.8 · High 130.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 35.8 · High 130.0 |
| 23 | 🇩🇰Denmark 2 price areas | 90.9 | 24.512:00 | 150.405:00 | 126.0 | 12:00-15:0032.5 EUR/MWh | Low 24.5 · High 150.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 24.5 · High 150.4 |
| 24 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 92.4 | 20.012:00 | 150.305:00 | 130.3 | 12:00-15:0033.6 EUR/MWh | Low 20.0 · High 150.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 20.0 · High 150.3 |
| 25 | 🇳🇴Norway 5 price areas | 92.4 | 59.111:00 | 120.505:00 | 61.4 | 11:00-14:0067.6 EUR/MWh | Low 59.1 · High 120.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 59.1 · High 120.5 |
| 26 | 🇮🇹Italy 7 price areas | 98.6 | 0.914:00 | 150.105:00 | 149.2 | 14:00-17:0013.0 EUR/MWh | Low 0.9 · High 150.1Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.9 · High 150.1 |
| 27 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 99.5 | 31.512:00 | 164.705:00 | 133.2 | 12:00-15:0046.4 EUR/MWh | Low 31.5 · High 164.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 31.5 · High 164.7 |
On Saturday, April 18, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Belgium ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Austria: 182.7 EUR/MWh.
Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-18, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data
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