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🇫🇷 France18.5 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇭🇺 Hungary122.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary473.1 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Tuesday, April 21, 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
18.5-0.114:0084.905:0085.014:00-17:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 84.9Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low -0.1 · High 84.9
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
32.615.711:00102.000:0086.211:00-14:0015.8 EUR/MWhLow 15.7 · High 102.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 15.7 · High 102.0
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
41.53.913:0096.105:0092.213:00-16:006.7 EUR/MWhLow 3.9 · High 96.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.9 · High 96.1
4
🇪🇸Spain
46.1-0.814:0093.005:0093.814:00-17:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.8 · High 93.0Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low -0.8 · High 93.0
5
🇫🇮Finland
48.61.814:00146.806:00145.014:00-17:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 1.8 · High 146.8Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 1.8 · High 146.8
6
🇵🇹Portugal
51.7-0.112:0091.604:0091.712:00-15:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 91.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -0.1 · High 91.6
7
🇪🇪Estonia
53.84.414:00147.006:00142.614:00-17:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 4.4 · High 147.0Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 4.4 · High 147.0
8
🇱🇹Lithuania
70.84.414:00157.206:00152.814:00-17:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 4.4 · High 157.2Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 4.4 · High 157.2
9
🇱🇻Latvia
70.84.414:00157.206:00152.814:00-17:006.0 EUR/MWhLow 4.4 · High 157.2Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 4.4 · High 157.2
10
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
75.536.014:00106.705:0070.714:00-17:0048.9 EUR/MWhLow 36.0 · High 106.7Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 36.0 · High 106.7
11
🇧🇪Belgium
78.2-0.113:00150.005:00150.113:00-16:000.2 EUR/MWhLow -0.1 · High 150.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -0.1 · High 150.0
12
🇳🇱Netherlands
78.3-9.913:00141.105:00151.013:00-16:00-5.6 EUR/MWhLow -9.9 · High 141.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -9.9 · High 141.1
13
🇱🇺Luxembourg
82.6-3.713:00144.805:00148.513:00-16:00-2.4 EUR/MWhLow -3.7 · High 144.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -3.7 · High 144.8
14
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
84.25.713:00154.305:00148.613:00-16:008.8 EUR/MWhLow 5.7 · High 154.3Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 5.7 · High 154.3
15
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
85.7-10.012:00147.205:00157.212:00-15:001.8 EUR/MWhLow -10.0 · High 147.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -10.0 · High 147.2
16
🇨🇿Czechia
93.29.213:00159.405:00150.213:00-16:0022.2 EUR/MWhLow 9.2 · High 159.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 9.2 · High 159.4
17
🇸🇰Slovakia
98.127.013:00177.805:00150.813:00-16:0043.1 EUR/MWhLow 27.0 · High 177.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 27.0 · High 177.8
18
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
100.816.513:00138.404:00121.913:00-16:0031.5 EUR/MWhLow 16.5 · High 138.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 16.5 · High 138.4
19
🇨🇭Switzerland
104.558.913:00146.905:0088.013:00-16:0062.6 EUR/MWhLow 58.9 · High 146.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 58.9 · High 146.9
20
🇸🇮Slovenia
108.933.911:00164.805:00130.911:00-14:0057.3 EUR/MWhLow 33.9 · High 164.8Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 33.9 · High 164.8
21
🇦🇹Austria
109.745.811:00165.005:00119.211:00-14:0069.8 EUR/MWhLow 45.8 · High 165.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 45.8 · High 165.0
22
🇭🇷Croatia
109.734.011:00197.505:00163.611:00-14:0055.8 EUR/MWhLow 34.0 · High 197.5Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 34.0 · High 197.5
23
🇧🇬Bulgaria
109.732.812:00194.906:00162.112:00-15:0053.3 EUR/MWhLow 32.8 · High 194.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low 32.8 · High 194.9
24
🇲🇪Montenegro
111.670.009:00160.005:0090.009:00-12:0088.0 EUR/MWhLow 70.0 · High 160.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 05:00Low 70.0 · High 160.0
25
🇬🇷Greece
112.20.010:00175.806:00175.810:00-13:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 175.8Lowest at 10:00Highest at 06:00Low 0.0 · High 175.8
26
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
113.453.212:00164.805:00111.612:00-15:0059.9 EUR/MWhLow 53.2 · High 164.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 53.2 · High 164.8
27
🇷🇸Serbia
113.870.112:00165.705:0095.612:00-15:0073.9 EUR/MWhLow 70.1 · High 165.7Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 70.1 · High 165.7
28
🇲🇰North Macedonia
117.30.009:00186.005:00186.009:00-12:0080.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 186.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 186.0
29
🇷🇴Romania
117.432.812:00328.006:00295.212:00-15:0053.3 EUR/MWhLow 32.8 · High 328.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 06:00Low 32.8 · High 328.0
30
🇦🇱Albania
117.565.001:00189.505:00124.501:00-04:0092.5 EUR/MWhLow 65.0 · High 189.5Lowest at 01:00Highest at 05:00Low 65.0 · High 189.5
31
🇭🇺Hungary
122.627.013:00500.105:00473.113:00-16:0043.1 EUR/MWhLow 27.0 · High 500.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 27.0 · High 500.1

On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Hungary ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 473.1 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-21, 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