Wholesale electricity prices

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30 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇮 Finland1.5 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇹 Italy119.7 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary454.0 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, April 22, 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
🇫🇮Finland
1.5-0.414:004.606:004.914:00-17:00-0.2 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 4.6Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.4 · High 4.6
2
🇫🇷France
12.2-24.612:0066.905:0091.512:00-15:00-13.0 EUR/MWhLow -24.6 · High 66.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -24.6 · High 66.9
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
13.1-0.913:0031.505:0032.413:00-16:00-0.3 EUR/MWhLow -0.9 · High 31.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -0.9 · High 31.5
4
🇪🇪Estonia
19.8-0.414:0055.006:0055.414:00-17:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 55.0Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.4 · High 55.0
5
🇱🇹Lithuania
21.8-0.414:0059.906:0060.314:00-17:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 59.9Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.4 · High 59.9
6
🇱🇻Latvia
21.8-0.414:0059.906:0060.314:00-17:00-0.1 EUR/MWhLow -0.4 · High 59.9Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low -0.4 · High 59.9
7
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
30.219.310:0050.300:0031.010:00-13:0019.8 EUR/MWhLow 19.3 · High 50.3Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 19.3 · High 50.3
8
🇪🇸Spain
51.2-1.013:00112.105:00113.113:00-16:00-0.7 EUR/MWhLow -1.0 · High 112.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -1.0 · High 112.1
9
🇵🇹Portugal
55.2-1.012:00112.104:00113.112:00-15:00-0.7 EUR/MWhLow -1.0 · High 112.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -1.0 · High 112.1
10
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
68.2-1.613:00161.905:00163.513:00-16:00-0.3 EUR/MWhLow -1.6 · High 161.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -1.6 · High 161.9
11
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
69.325.014:0091.305:0066.314:00-17:0043.5 EUR/MWhLow 25.0 · High 91.3Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 25.0 · High 91.3
12
🇧🇪Belgium
69.8-26.312:00172.005:00198.312:00-15:00-14.0 EUR/MWhLow -26.3 · High 172.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -26.3 · High 172.0
13
🇳🇱Netherlands
73.6-27.212:00168.905:00196.012:00-15:00-14.8 EUR/MWhLow -27.2 · High 168.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -27.2 · High 168.9
14
🇨🇭Switzerland
76.7-33.612:00140.405:00174.012:00-15:00-28.3 EUR/MWhLow -33.6 · High 140.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -33.6 · High 140.4
15
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
76.7-28.413:00157.605:00186.013:00-16:00-19.0 EUR/MWhLow -28.4 · High 157.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -28.4 · High 157.6
16
🇱🇺Luxembourg
78.7-21.012:00153.905:00174.912:00-15:00-16.3 EUR/MWhLow -21.0 · High 153.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -21.0 · High 153.9
17
🇦🇱Albania
80.120.014:00160.005:00140.014:00-17:0027.8 EUR/MWhLow 20.0 · High 160.0Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 20.0 · High 160.0
18
🇨🇿Czechia
81.2-22.212:00159.305:00181.412:00-15:00-10.9 EUR/MWhLow -22.2 · High 159.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -22.2 · High 159.3
19
🇸🇰Slovakia
81.3-4.913:00157.505:00162.413:00-16:00-1.7 EUR/MWhLow -4.9 · High 157.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -4.9 · High 157.5
20
🇷🇸Serbia
88.70.913:00171.005:00170.113:00-16:001.5 EUR/MWhLow 0.9 · High 171.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.9 · High 171.0
21
🇦🇹Austria
89.0-54.212:00149.605:00203.812:00-15:002.5 EUR/MWhLow -54.2 · High 149.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -54.2 · High 149.6
22
🇸🇮Slovenia
92.5-2.113:00183.605:00185.713:00-16:002.7 EUR/MWhLow -2.1 · High 183.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -2.1 · High 183.6
23
🇭🇷Croatia
96.50.013:00214.705:00214.713:00-16:004.7 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 214.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 214.7
24
🇲🇰North Macedonia
97.318.011:00165.005:00147.011:00-14:0024.0 EUR/MWhLow 18.0 · High 165.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low 18.0 · High 165.0
25
🇲🇪Montenegro
105.840.012:00160.005:00120.012:00-15:0043.4 EUR/MWhLow 40.0 · High 160.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 40.0 · High 160.0
26
🇧🇬Bulgaria
113.19.214:00292.406:00283.214:00-17:0038.0 EUR/MWhLow 9.2 · High 292.4Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 9.2 · High 292.4
27
🇬🇷Greece
115.29.214:00292.406:00283.214:00-17:0038.0 EUR/MWhLow 9.2 · High 292.4Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 9.2 · High 292.4
28
🇭🇺Hungary
116.20.012:00454.005:00454.012:00-15:002.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 454.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 454.0
29
🇷🇴Romania
117.09.214:00323.306:00314.114:00-17:0038.0 EUR/MWhLow 9.2 · High 323.3Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 9.2 · High 323.3
30
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
119.770.213:00162.505:0092.313:00-16:0086.2 EUR/MWhLow 70.2 · High 162.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 70.2 · High 162.5

On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Finland ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Italy ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 454.0 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-22, 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