Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated May 31, 18:36 GMT+2Monthly archiveVolatility report
Lowest average🇫🇷 France12.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland129.6 EUR/MWh
Widest spread🇭🇺 Hungary317.5 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Thursday, April 30, 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
12.0-35.712:0077.005:00112.712:00-15:00-23.3 EUR/MWhLow -35.7 · High 77.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -35.7 · High 77.0
2
🇧🇷Brazil
4 price areas
30.419.110:0052.600:0033.510:00-13:0019.3 EUR/MWhLow 19.1 · High 52.6Lowest at 10:00Highest at 00:00Low 19.1 · High 52.6
3
🇸🇪Sweden
4 price areas
39.62.712:00101.905:0099.112:00-15:005.4 EUR/MWhLow 2.7 · High 101.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 2.7 · High 101.9
4
🇫🇮Finland
56.57.515:00136.206:00128.815:00-18:0029.9 EUR/MWhLow 7.5 · High 136.2Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 7.5 · High 136.2
5
🇧🇪Belgium
57.5-36.512:00176.305:00212.812:00-15:00-24.1 EUR/MWhLow -36.5 · High 176.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -36.5 · High 176.3
6
🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale
62.6-20.512:00154.204:00174.812:00-15:00-17.7 EUR/MWhLow -20.5 · High 154.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low -20.5 · High 154.2
7
🇪🇸Spain
64.5-1.313:00126.905:00128.113:00-16:00-0.6 EUR/MWhLow -1.3 · High 126.9Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -1.3 · High 126.9
8
🇩🇪Germany / Lux.
65.9-71.512:00154.905:00226.412:00-15:00-49.4 EUR/MWhLow -71.5 · High 154.9Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -71.5 · High 154.9
9
🇳🇱Netherlands
66.7-36.912:00183.205:00220.112:00-15:00-25.4 EUR/MWhLow -36.9 · High 183.2Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -36.9 · High 183.2
10
🇳🇴Norway
5 price areas
67.532.713:0095.005:0062.313:00-16:0043.7 EUR/MWhLow 32.7 · High 95.0Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low 32.7 · High 95.0
11
🇨🇭Switzerland
71.0-43.812:00141.805:00185.512:00-15:00-37.8 EUR/MWhLow -43.8 · High 141.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -43.8 · High 141.8
12
🇱🇺Luxembourg
72.1-32.012:00178.605:00210.612:00-15:00-25.7 EUR/MWhLow -32.0 · High 178.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -32.0 · High 178.6
13
🇦🇹Austria
72.5-62.612:00148.305:00211.012:00-15:00-44.7 EUR/MWhLow -62.6 · High 148.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -62.6 · High 148.3
14
🇵🇹Portugal
72.50.012:00125.504:00125.512:00-15:001.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 125.5Lowest at 12:00Highest at 04:00Low 0.0 · High 125.5
15
🇨🇿Czechia
76.1-32.012:00185.805:00217.812:00-15:00-20.7 EUR/MWhLow -32.0 · High 185.8Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -32.0 · High 185.8
16
🇩🇰Denmark
2 price areas
76.7-13.413:00188.505:00201.913:00-16:00-5.8 EUR/MWhLow -13.4 · High 188.5Lowest at 13:00Highest at 05:00Low -13.4 · High 188.5
17
🇸🇰Slovakia
77.4-31.212:00199.305:00230.612:00-15:00-18.9 EUR/MWhLow -31.2 · High 199.3Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -31.2 · High 199.3
18
🇪🇪Estonia
79.37.515:00181.906:00174.415:00-18:0029.9 EUR/MWhLow 7.5 · High 181.9Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 7.5 · High 181.9
19
🇸🇮Slovenia
80.7-27.111:00160.005:00187.111:00-14:00-10.7 EUR/MWhLow -27.1 · High 160.0Lowest at 11:00Highest at 05:00Low -27.1 · High 160.0
20
🇲🇪Montenegro
82.60.212:00153.005:00152.812:00-15:000.3 EUR/MWhLow 0.2 · High 153.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 0.2 · High 153.0
21
🇭🇷Croatia
83.4-24.812:00168.405:00193.212:00-15:00-10.7 EUR/MWhLow -24.8 · High 168.4Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -24.8 · High 168.4
22
🇲🇰North Macedonia
85.91.110:00142.705:00141.610:00-13:004.0 EUR/MWhLow 1.1 · High 142.7Lowest at 10:00Highest at 05:00Low 1.1 · High 142.7
23
🇱🇹Lithuania
86.47.515:00224.206:00216.715:00-18:0030.3 EUR/MWhLow 7.5 · High 224.2Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 7.5 · High 224.2
24
🇱🇻Latvia
86.47.515:00224.206:00216.715:00-18:0030.3 EUR/MWhLow 7.5 · High 224.2Lowest at 15:00Highest at 06:00Low 7.5 · High 224.2
25
🇧🇬Bulgaria
90.60.014:00213.406:00213.414:00-17:001.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 213.4Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 0.0 · High 213.4
26
🇭🇺Hungary
90.8-32.912:00284.605:00317.512:00-15:00-18.3 EUR/MWhLow -32.9 · High 284.6Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low -32.9 · High 284.6
27
🇷🇸Serbia
91.830.012:00165.005:00135.012:00-15:0031.7 EUR/MWhLow 30.0 · High 165.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 30.0 · High 165.0
28
🇬🇷Greece
93.10.014:00213.406:00213.414:00-17:001.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 213.4Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 0.0 · High 213.4
29
🇷🇴Romania
95.70.014:00233.306:00233.314:00-17:001.1 EUR/MWhLow 0.0 · High 233.3Lowest at 14:00Highest at 06:00Low 0.0 · High 233.3
30
🇦🇱Albania
103.320.009:00174.005:00154.009:00-12:0048.3 EUR/MWhLow 20.0 · High 174.0Lowest at 09:00Highest at 05:00Low 20.0 · High 174.0
31
🇮🇹Italy
7 price areas
108.83.612:00160.005:00156.412:00-15:0025.3 EUR/MWhLow 3.6 · High 160.0Lowest at 12:00Highest at 05:00Low 3.6 · High 160.0
32
🇮🇪Ireland
129.688.210:00229.204:00141.010:00-13:0090.1 EUR/MWhLow 88.2 · High 229.2Lowest at 10:00Highest at 04:00Low 88.2 · High 229.2

On Thursday, April 30, 2026, France ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 317.5 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-04-30, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur