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🇫🇷 France3.3 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland127.1 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary286.2 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 29, 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
3.3-57.113:0061.005:00118.013:00-16:00-40.9 EUR/MWhLow -57.1 · High 61.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -57.1 · High 61.0
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
29.419.511:0046.400:0027.011:00-14:0019.5 EUR/MWhLow 19.5 · High 46.4Lowest at 11:00Highest at 00:00Low 19.5 · High 46.4
3
🇧🇪Belgium
51.2-64.213:00147.505:00211.713:00-16:00-46.0 EUR/MWhLow -64.2 · High 147.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -64.2 · High 147.5
4
🇳🇱Netherlands
60.1-66.113:00158.505:00224.613:00-16:00-47.5 EUR/MWhLow -66.1 · High 158.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -66.1 · High 158.5
5
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
61.710.214:00139.605:00129.414:00-17:0018.7 EUR/MWhLow 10.2 · High 139.6Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 10.2 · High 139.6
6
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
62.1-75.013:00143.905:00218.913:00-16:00-50.4 EUR/MWhLow -75.0 · High 143.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -75.0 · High 143.9
7
🇱🇺Luxembourg
65.4-60.413:00145.605:00206.013:00-16:00-50.7 EUR/MWhLow -60.4 · High 145.6Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -60.4 · High 145.6
8
🇫🇮Finland
65.515.014:00135.306:00120.314:00-17:0019.1 EUR/MWhLow 15.0 · High 135.3Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 15.0 · High 135.3
9
🇨🇿Czechia
72.5-32.613:00155.905:00188.613:00-16:00-23.9 EUR/MWhLow -32.6 · High 155.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -32.6 · High 155.9
10
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
74.833.814:00124.605:0090.814:00-17:0040.7 EUR/MWhLow 33.8 · High 124.6Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 33.8 · High 124.6
11
🇵🇹Portugal
75.012.613:00114.804:00102.213:00-16:0017.9 EUR/MWhLow 12.6 · High 114.8Lowest at 13:00Highest at 04:00Low 12.6 · High 114.8
12
🇪🇸Spain
75.612.614:00114.805:00102.214:00-17:0017.9 EUR/MWhLow 12.6 · High 114.8Lowest at 14:00Highest at 05:00Low 12.6 · High 114.8
13
🇸🇰Slovakia
77.3-15.412:00167.205:00182.512:00-15:00-9.6 EUR/MWhLow -15.4 · High 167.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -15.4 · High 167.2
14
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
78.5-3.213:00164.005:00167.313:00-16:003.6 EUR/MWhLow -3.2 · High 164.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -3.2 · High 164.0
15
🇪🇪Estonia
84.215.014:00181.106:00166.114:00-17:0019.1 EUR/MWhLow 15.0 · High 181.1Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 15.0 · High 181.1
16
🇱🇻Latvia
84.614.414:00181.106:00166.714:00-17:0018.9 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 181.1Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 14.4 · High 181.1
17
🇱🇹Lithuania
84.914.414:00181.106:00166.714:00-17:0018.9 EUR/MWhLow 14.4 · High 181.1Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 14.4 · High 181.1
18
🇦🇱Albania
88.46.010:00178.005:00172.010:00-13:0011.6 EUR/MWhLow 6.0 · High 178.0Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 6.0 · High 178.0
19
🇦🇹Austria
93.30.913:00153.105:00152.113:00-16:0029.4 EUR/MWhLow 0.9 · High 153.1Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.9 · High 153.1
20
🇨🇭Switzerland
93.540.013:00140.005:00100.013:00-16:0047.6 EUR/MWhLow 40.0 · High 140.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 40.0 · High 140.0
21
🇲🇪Montenegro
94.216.112:00160.105:00144.012:00-15:0016.9 EUR/MWhLow 16.1 · High 160.1Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 16.1 · High 160.1
22
🇧🇬Bulgaria
103.92.110:00223.906:00221.810:00-13:008.9 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 223.9Lowest at 10:00Highest at 06:00Low 2.1 · High 223.9
23
🇷🇸Serbia
106.655.012:00147.005:0092.012:00-15:0057.4 EUR/MWhLow 55.0 · High 147.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 55.0 · High 147.0
24
🇸🇮Slovenia
109.42.312:00173.505:00171.212:00-15:0057.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.3 · High 173.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.3 · High 173.5
25
🇭🇷Croatia
109.82.212:00184.205:00182.012:00-15:0050.6 EUR/MWhLow 2.2 · High 184.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.2 · High 184.2
26
🇷🇴Romania
110.42.113:00253.006:00251.013:00-16:0014.2 EUR/MWhLow 2.1 · High 253.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 06:00Low 2.1 · High 253.0
27
🇭🇺Hungary
112.7-2.412:00283.805:00286.212:00-15:001.6 EUR/MWhLow -2.4 · High 283.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -2.4 · High 283.8
28
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
116.051.012:00178.405:00127.412:00-15:0057.2 EUR/MWhLow 51.0 · High 178.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 51.0 · High 178.4
29
🇬🇷Greece
123.50.011:00223.906:00223.911:00-14:000.0 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 223.9Lowest at 11:00Highest at 06:00Low 0.0 · High 223.9
30
🇮🇪Ireland
127.154.814:00210.804:00156.014:00-17:0061.4 EUR/MWhLow 54.8 · High 210.8Lowest at 14:00Highest at 04:00Low 54.8 · High 210.8

On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 286.2 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-29, 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