Wholesale electricity prices

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

31 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 36.0 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇮🇪 Ireland 188.5 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇭🇺 Hungary 229.6 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Values are normalized to EUR/MWh, exclude supplier tariffs and use a simple price-area average for countries with multiple areas.
Rank Country Avg EUR/MWh Low EUR/MWh High EUR/MWh Spread EUR/MWh Cheapest 3h Mobile summary
1
🇧🇷 Brazil
4 price areas
36.0 17.8- 47.3- 29.5 11:00-14:00 21.3 EUR/MWh Low 17.8 · High 47.3 High 47.3 Low 17.8 Low 17.8 · High 47.3
2
🇪🇸 Spain
79.8 -0.5- 170.7- 171.2 11:00-14:00 1.5 EUR/MWh Low -0.5 · High 170.7 High 170.7 Low -0.5 Low -0.5 · High 170.7
3
🇵🇹 Portugal
80.1 1.0- 139.4- 138.4 10:00-13:00 1.8 EUR/MWh Low 1.0 · High 139.4 High 139.4 Low 1.0 Low 1.0 · High 139.4
4
🇫🇮 Finland
90.6 32.0- 165.3- 133.3 01:00-04:00 39.1 EUR/MWh Low 32.0 · High 165.3 High 165.3 Low 32.0 Low 32.0 · High 165.3
5
🇪🇪 Estonia
100.6 34.7- 165.3- 130.6 01:00-04:00 39.1 EUR/MWh Low 34.7 · High 165.3 High 165.3 Low 34.7 Low 34.7 · High 165.3
6
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
103.3 50.9- 167.3- 116.4 01:00-04:00 67.7 EUR/MWh Low 50.9 · High 167.3 High 167.3 Low 50.9 Low 50.9 · High 167.3
7
🇷🇸 Serbia
104.3 50.0- 150.0- 100.0 12:00-15:00 50.1 EUR/MWh Low 50.0 · High 150.0 High 150.0 Low 50.0 Low 50.0 · High 150.0
8
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
109.1 8.4- 205.6- 197.2 10:00-13:00 11.5 EUR/MWh Low 8.4 · High 205.6 High 205.6 Low 8.4 Low 8.4 · High 205.6
9
🇸🇰 Slovakia
110.5 36.9- 181.1- 144.2 11:00-14:00 59.9 EUR/MWh Low 36.9 · High 181.1 High 181.1 Low 36.9 Low 36.9 · High 181.1
10
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
112.2 75.3- 168.7- 93.4 01:00-04:00 86.4 EUR/MWh Low 75.3 · High 168.7 High 168.7 Low 75.3 Low 75.3 · High 168.7
11
🇵🇱 Poland
113.3 54.8- 170.7- 115.9 12:00-15:00 67.0 EUR/MWh Low 54.8 · High 170.7 High 170.7 Low 54.8 Low 54.8 · High 170.7
12
🇫🇷 France
113.3 60.8- 170.7- 109.9 15:00-18:00 86.1 EUR/MWh Low 60.8 · High 170.7 High 170.7 Low 60.8 Low 60.8 · High 170.7
13
🇦🇱 Albania
113.9 23.4- 205.3- 181.9 10:00-13:00 31.1 EUR/MWh Low 23.4 · High 205.3 High 205.3 Low 23.4 Low 23.4 · High 205.3
14
🇱🇻 Latvia
114.5 64.0- 165.3- 101.4 12:00-15:00 78.7 EUR/MWh Low 64.0 · High 165.3 High 165.3 Low 64.0 Low 64.0 · High 165.3
15
🇱🇹 Lithuania
115.1 64.0- 165.3- 101.4 12:00-15:00 79.0 EUR/MWh Low 64.0 · High 165.3 High 165.3 Low 64.0 Low 64.0 · High 165.3
16
🇦🇹 Austria
116.4 35.1- 177.5- 142.4 12:00-15:00 50.6 EUR/MWh Low 35.1 · High 177.5 High 177.5 Low 35.1 Low 35.1 · High 177.5
17
🇲🇪 Montenegro
117.3 43.1- 177.0- 133.9 12:00-15:00 48.7 EUR/MWh Low 43.1 · High 177.0 High 177.0 Low 43.1 Low 43.1 · High 177.0
18
🇨🇿 Czechia
118.3 55.4- 180.5- 125.1 11:00-14:00 80.2 EUR/MWh Low 55.4 · High 180.5 High 180.5 Low 55.4 Low 55.4 · High 180.5
19
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
120.8 72.3- 177.5- 105.2 12:00-15:00 85.9 EUR/MWh Low 72.3 · High 177.5 High 177.5 Low 72.3 Low 72.3 · High 177.5
20
🇳🇱 Netherlands
121.8 86.5- 173.1- 86.6 12:00-15:00 95.4 EUR/MWh Low 86.5 · High 173.1 High 173.1 Low 86.5 Low 86.5 · High 173.1
21
🇧🇪 Belgium
122.1 87.7- 170.6- 83.0 12:00-15:00 100.8 EUR/MWh Low 87.7 · High 170.6 High 170.6 Low 87.7 Low 87.7 · High 170.6
22
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
122.2 83.0- 176.2- 93.1 12:00-15:00 92.7 EUR/MWh Low 83.0 · High 176.2 High 176.2 Low 83.0 Low 83.0 · High 176.2
23
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
122.4 89.3- 156.9- 67.6 12:00-15:00 93.6 EUR/MWh Low 89.3 · High 156.9 High 156.9 Low 89.3 Low 89.3 · High 156.9
24
🇭🇺 Hungary
126.2 5.2- 234.8- 229.6 10:00-13:00 35.3 EUR/MWh Low 5.2 · High 234.8 High 234.8 Low 5.2 Low 5.2 · High 234.8
25
🇭🇷 Croatia
128.5 44.8- 197.7- 153.0 11:00-14:00 81.2 EUR/MWh Low 44.8 · High 197.7 High 197.7 Low 44.8 Low 44.8 · High 197.7
26
🇷🇴 Romania
130.9 21.6- 243.0- 221.4 11:00-14:00 49.5 EUR/MWh Low 21.6 · High 243.0 High 243.0 Low 21.6 Low 21.6 · High 243.0
27
🇨🇭 Switzerland
132.7 117.7- 174.0- 56.3 01:00-04:00 118.8 EUR/MWh Low 117.7 · High 174.0 High 174.0 Low 117.7 Low 117.7 · High 174.0
28
🇸🇮 Slovenia
134.0 42.6- 183.1- 140.5 13:00-16:00 102.4 EUR/MWh Low 42.6 · High 183.1 High 183.1 Low 42.6 Low 42.6 · High 183.1
29
🇬🇷 Greece
138.6 0.0- 205.6- 205.6 08:00-11:00 65.5 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 205.6 High 205.6 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 205.6
30
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
146.3 117.6- 197.1- 79.4 01:00-04:00 125.9 EUR/MWh Low 117.6 · High 197.1 High 197.1 Low 117.6 Low 117.6 · High 197.1
31
🇮🇪 Ireland
188.5 145.6- 245.3- 99.7 02:00-05:00 148.9 EUR/MWh Low 145.6 · High 245.3 High 245.3 Low 145.6 Low 145.6 · High 245.3

On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 229.6 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-06, based on published wholesale reference prices in EUR/MWh.

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
CCEE Open Data, ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur