Wholesale electricity prices

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

29 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇷 France23.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale119.9 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary498.8 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 24, 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
23.0-39.313:0094.405:00133.613:00-16:00-24.1 EUR/MWhLow -39.3 · High 94.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -39.3 · High 94.4
2
🇫🇮Finland
23.31.500:0089.606:0088.000:00-03:002.5 EUR/MWhLow 1.5 · High 89.6Lowest at 00:00Highest at 06:00Low 1.5 · High 89.6
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
29.42.413:0080.905:0078.413:00-16:004.0 EUR/MWhLow 2.4 · High 80.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.4 · High 80.9
4
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
38.616.909:0088.400:0071.509:00-12:0020.1 EUR/MWhLow 16.9 · High 88.4Lowest at 09:00Highest at 00:00Low 16.9 · High 88.4
5
🇪🇪Estonia
40.93.314:00131.406:00128.114:00-17:004.0 EUR/MWhLow 3.3 · High 131.4Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 3.3 · High 131.4
6
🇱🇻Latvia
47.83.614:00146.206:00142.614:00-17:004.1 EUR/MWhLow 3.6 · High 146.2Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 3.6 · High 146.2
7
🇱🇹Lithuania
48.23.614:00146.206:00142.614:00-17:004.1 EUR/MWhLow 3.6 · High 146.2Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 3.6 · High 146.2
8
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
65.534.214:0096.705:0062.514:00-17:0042.4 EUR/MWhLow 34.2 · High 96.7Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 34.2 · High 96.7
9
🇦🇱Albania
70.00.010:00136.105:00136.110:00-13:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 136.1Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 136.1
10
🇸🇰Slovakia
73.3-44.413:00149.505:00193.913:00-16:00-25.8 EUR/MWhLow -44.4 · High 149.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -44.4 · High 149.5
11
🇪🇸Spain
74.214.014:00115.005:00101.014:00-17:0021.2 EUR/MWhLow 14.0 · High 115.0Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 14.0 · High 115.0
12
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
74.8-31.313:00146.705:00178.013:00-16:00-17.5 EUR/MWhLow -31.3 · High 146.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -31.3 · High 146.7
13
🇵🇹Portugal
75.414.013:00115.004:00101.013:00-16:0017.0 EUR/MWhLow 14.0 · High 115.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 14.0 · High 115.0
14
🇨🇿Czechia
75.8-40.413:00162.005:00202.413:00-16:00-24.5 EUR/MWhLow -40.4 · High 162.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -40.4 · High 162.0
15
🇷🇸Serbia
76.00.010:00132.005:00132.010:00-13:0017.8 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 132.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.0 · High 132.0
16
🇱🇺Luxembourg
76.1-30.013:00138.005:00168.013:00-16:00-24.2 EUR/MWhLow -30.0 · High 138.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -30.0 · High 138.0
17
🇨🇭Switzerland
77.7-21.013:00141.705:00162.713:00-16:00-15.7 EUR/MWhLow -21.0 · High 141.7Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -21.0 · High 141.7
18
🇧🇪Belgium
79.1-39.413:00225.605:00265.013:00-16:00-24.2 EUR/MWhLow -39.4 · High 225.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -39.4 · High 225.6
19
🇦🇹Austria
79.3-50.113:00151.605:00201.713:00-16:00-16.4 EUR/MWhLow -50.1 · High 151.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -50.1 · High 151.6
20
🇳🇱Netherlands
79.7-39.413:00204.905:00244.313:00-16:00-24.2 EUR/MWhLow -39.4 · High 204.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -39.4 · High 204.9
21
🇸🇮Slovenia
80.4-37.313:00176.405:00213.813:00-16:00-23.2 EUR/MWhLow -37.3 · High 176.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -37.3 · High 176.4
22
🇧🇬Bulgaria
81.3-19.714:00232.106:00251.814:00-17:00-13.6 EUR/MWhLow -19.7 · High 232.1Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low -19.7 · High 232.1
23
🇭🇷Croatia
83.0-34.013:00205.405:00239.413:00-16:00-22.1 EUR/MWhLow -34.0 · High 205.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -34.0 · High 205.4
24
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
83.41.812:00155.805:00154.012:00-15:002.6 EUR/MWhLow 1.8 · High 155.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.8 · High 155.8
25
🇬🇷Greece
85.1-19.714:00232.106:00251.814:00-17:00-13.6 EUR/MWhLow -19.7 · High 232.1Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low -19.7 · High 232.1
26
🇷🇴Romania
94.6-19.714:00319.806:00339.514:00-17:00-13.6 EUR/MWhLow -19.7 · High 319.8Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low -19.7 · High 319.8
27
🇭🇺Hungary
101.4-51.713:00447.105:00498.813:00-16:00-28.1 EUR/MWhLow -51.7 · High 447.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -51.7 · High 447.1
28
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
112.212.913:00176.405:00163.613:00-16:0023.8 EUR/MWhLow 12.9 · High 176.4Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 12.9 · High 176.4
29
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
119.998.402:00149.004:0050.602:00-05:00101.4 EUR/MWhLow 98.4 · High 149.0Lowest at 02:00Highest at 04:00Low 98.4 · High 149.0

On Friday, April 24, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Great Britain wholesale ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 498.8 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-24, 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