Wholesale electricity prices

Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.

30 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇷 France25.9 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇭🇺 Hungary120.4 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary463.9 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Monday, April 20, 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
🇫🇷France
25.90.011:0093.105:0093.111:00-14:000.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 93.1Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 93.1
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
35.318.311:0064.500:0046.111:00-14:0018.7 EUR/MWhLow 18.3 · High 64.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 18.3 · High 64.5
3
🇪🇸Spain
50.5-5.814:00111.005:00116.814:00-17:00-2.0 EUR/MWhLow -5.8 · High 111.0Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low -5.8 · High 111.0
4
🇵🇹Portugal
59.60.010:00111.004:00111.010:00-13:001.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 111.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 111.0
5
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
60.015.413:00124.605:00109.213:00-16:0027.7 EUR/MWhLow 15.4 · High 124.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 15.4 · High 124.6
6
🇪🇪Estonia
67.012.011:00129.706:00117.711:00-14:0014.0 EUR/MWhLow 12.0 · High 129.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 06:00Low 12.0 · High 129.7
7
🇫🇮Finland
68.615.214:00130.206:00115.014:00-17:0026.5 EUR/MWhLow 15.2 · High 130.2Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 15.2 · High 130.2
8
🇱🇹Lithuania
69.712.011:00129.706:00117.711:00-14:0014.0 EUR/MWhLow 12.0 · High 129.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 06:00Low 12.0 · High 129.7
9
🇱🇻Latvia
69.712.011:00129.706:00117.711:00-14:0014.0 EUR/MWhLow 12.0 · High 129.7Lowest at 11:00Highest at 06:00Low 12.0 · High 129.7
10
🇦🇱Albania
82.05.010:00174.005:00169.010:00-13:0034.1 EUR/MWhLow 5.0 · High 174.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.0 · High 174.0
11
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
86.819.713:00146.405:00126.713:00-16:0035.0 EUR/MWhLow 19.7 · High 146.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 19.7 · High 146.4
12
🇲🇪Montenegro
88.317.012:00165.005:00148.012:00-15:0022.0 EUR/MWhLow 17.0 · High 165.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 17.0 · High 165.0
13
🇧🇬Bulgaria
92.68.410:00172.606:00164.210:00-13:0014.2 EUR/MWhLow 8.4 · High 172.6Lowest at 10:00Highest at 06:00Low 8.4 · High 172.6
14
🇨🇭Switzerland
92.716.712:00124.705:00108.012:00-15:0024.2 EUR/MWhLow 16.7 · High 124.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 16.7 · High 124.7
15
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
94.861.712:00127.905:0066.212:00-15:0072.8 EUR/MWhLow 61.7 · High 127.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 61.7 · High 127.9
16
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
96.611.113:00165.705:00154.613:00-16:0028.3 EUR/MWhLow 11.1 · High 165.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 11.1 · High 165.7
17
🇸🇰Slovakia
96.819.212:00151.205:00132.012:00-15:0042.7 EUR/MWhLow 19.2 · High 151.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 19.2 · High 151.2
18
🇱🇺Luxembourg
97.729.613:00142.205:00112.613:00-16:0036.2 EUR/MWhLow 29.6 · High 142.2Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 29.6 · High 142.2
19
🇨🇿Czechia
98.819.412:00154.405:00135.012:00-15:0040.1 EUR/MWhLow 19.4 · High 154.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 19.4 · High 154.4
20
🇬🇷Greece
99.5-0.111:00179.506:00179.611:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 179.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.1 · High 179.5
21
🇦🇹Austria
99.834.112:00150.305:00116.212:00-15:0042.7 EUR/MWhLow 34.1 · High 150.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 34.1 · High 150.3
22
🇳🇱Netherlands
101.822.912:00201.005:00178.012:00-15:0042.0 EUR/MWhLow 22.9 · High 201.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 22.9 · High 201.0
23
🇷🇴Romania
103.013.013:00180.606:00167.613:00-16:0043.5 EUR/MWhLow 13.0 · High 180.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 13.0 · High 180.6
24
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
103.818.513:00155.005:00136.513:00-16:0033.2 EUR/MWhLow 18.5 · High 155.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 18.5 · High 155.0
25
🇸🇮Slovenia
105.118.812:00189.305:00170.512:00-15:0044.5 EUR/MWhLow 18.8 · High 189.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 18.8 · High 189.3
26
🇭🇷Croatia
106.118.812:00203.005:00184.212:00-15:0044.1 EUR/MWhLow 18.8 · High 203.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 18.8 · High 203.0
27
🇷🇸Serbia
109.142.013:00175.005:00133.013:00-16:0046.4 EUR/MWhLow 42.0 · High 175.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 42.0 · High 175.0
28
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
111.094.002:00144.704:0050.702:00-05:0094.7 EUR/MWhLow 94.0 · High 144.7Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 94.0 · High 144.7
29
🇧🇪Belgium
116.930.012:00269.605:00239.612:00-15:0052.6 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 269.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 30.0 · High 269.6
30
🇭🇺Hungary
120.419.112:00483.005:00463.912:00-15:0043.5 EUR/MWhLow 19.1 · High 483.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 19.1 · High 483.0

On Monday, April 20, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Hungary ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 463.9 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-20, 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