Wholesale electricity prices

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

32 countries Published wholesale prices Updated May 31, 18:35 GMT+2 Monthly archive
Lowest average 🇧🇷 Brazil 34.6 EUR/MWh
Highest average 🇷🇴 Romania 144.2 EUR/MWh
Widest spread 🇬🇷 Greece 257.6 EUR/MWh

Country ranking

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

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Monday, May 18, 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
34.6 21.0- 63.1- 42.0 08:00-11:00 27.2 EUR/MWh Low 21.0 · High 63.1 High 63.1 Low 21.0 Low 21.0 · High 63.1
2
🇪🇸 Spain
67.6 0.0- 133.0- 133.0 16:00-19:00 11.4 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 133.0 High 133.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 133.0
3
🇦🇱 Albania
69.9 1.5- 139.0- 137.5 07:00-10:00 40.8 EUR/MWh Low 1.5 · High 139.0 High 139.0 Low 1.5 Low 1.5 · High 139.0
4
🇵🇹 Portugal
73.7 0.0- 133.0- 133.0 15:00-18:00 5.2 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 133.0 High 133.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 133.0
5
🇫🇷 France
79.5 1.4- 144.9- 143.5 15:00-18:00 32.8 EUR/MWh Low 1.4 · High 144.9 High 144.9 Low 1.4 Low 1.4 · High 144.9
6
🇷🇸 Serbia
82.3 11.0- 199.0- 188.0 12:00-15:00 19.7 EUR/MWh Low 11.0 · High 199.0 High 199.0 Low 11.0 Low 11.0 · High 199.0
7
🇲🇪 Montenegro
84.2 10.0- 170.0- 160.0 12:00-15:00 10.3 EUR/MWh Low 10.0 · High 170.0 High 170.0 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 170.0
8
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
95.4 0.1- 216.5- 216.4 13:00-16:00 16.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.1 · High 216.5 High 216.5 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 216.5
9
🇫🇮 Finland
98.5 43.0- 150.0- 107.0 02:00-05:00 50.4 EUR/MWh Low 43.0 · High 150.0 High 150.0 Low 43.0 Low 43.0 · High 150.0
10
🇪🇪 Estonia
105.0 43.0- 150.0- 107.0 03:00-06:00 70.8 EUR/MWh Low 43.0 · High 150.0 High 150.0 Low 43.0 Low 43.0 · High 150.0
11
🇸🇪 Sweden
4 price areas
106.2 66.7- 164.5- 97.8 01:00-04:00 80.2 EUR/MWh Low 66.7 · High 164.5 High 164.5 Low 66.7 Low 66.7 · High 164.5
12
🇳🇴 Norway
5 price areas
113.6 83.4- 182.6- 99.2 01:00-04:00 97.4 EUR/MWh Low 83.4 · High 182.6 High 182.6 Low 83.4 Low 83.4 · High 182.6
13
🇱🇹 Lithuania
127.8 88.7- 190.5- 101.8 13:00-16:00 96.5 EUR/MWh Low 88.7 · High 190.5 High 190.5 Low 88.7 Low 88.7 · High 190.5
14
🇱🇻 Latvia
127.8 88.7- 190.5- 101.8 13:00-16:00 96.5 EUR/MWh Low 88.7 · High 190.5 High 190.5 Low 88.7 Low 88.7 · High 190.5
15
🇩🇪 Germany / Lux.
132.3 80.4- 250.0- 169.7 12:00-15:00 86.2 EUR/MWh Low 80.4 · High 250.0 High 250.0 Low 80.4 Low 80.4 · High 250.0
16
🇦🇹 Austria
132.7 69.5- 246.1- 176.6 12:00-15:00 81.6 EUR/MWh Low 69.5 · High 246.1 High 246.1 Low 69.5 Low 69.5 · High 246.1
17
🇧🇪 Belgium
133.6 83.2- 237.3- 154.1 12:00-15:00 93.1 EUR/MWh Low 83.2 · High 237.3 High 237.3 Low 83.2 Low 83.2 · High 237.3
18
🇩🇰 Denmark
2 price areas
135.1 88.4- 237.6- 149.2 12:00-15:00 96.0 EUR/MWh Low 88.4 · High 237.6 High 237.6 Low 88.4 Low 88.4 · High 237.6
19
🇬🇷 Greece
135.2 0.0- 257.6- 257.6 16:00-19:00 63.7 EUR/MWh Low 0.0 · High 257.6 High 257.6 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 257.6
20
🇨🇭 Switzerland
136.0 97.8- 190.0- 92.2 12:00-15:00 99.3 EUR/MWh Low 97.8 · High 190.0 High 190.0 Low 97.8 Low 97.8 · High 190.0
21
🇳🇱 Netherlands
136.1 85.1- 255.4- 170.2 12:00-15:00 93.6 EUR/MWh Low 85.1 · High 255.4 High 255.4 Low 85.1 Low 85.1 · High 255.4
22
🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale
136.4 113.7- 159.5- 45.7 13:00-16:00 116.7 EUR/MWh Low 113.7 · High 159.5 High 159.5 Low 113.7 Low 113.7 · High 159.5
23
🇮🇹 Italy
7 price areas
137.9 62.0- 199.8- 137.8 11:00-14:00 92.8 EUR/MWh Low 62.0 · High 199.8 High 199.8 Low 62.0 Low 62.0 · High 199.8
24
🇵🇱 Poland
138.7 100.8- 255.7- 154.9 11:00-14:00 101.3 EUR/MWh Low 100.8 · High 255.7 High 255.7 Low 100.8 Low 100.8 · High 255.7
25
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
138.9 94.9- 250.9- 156.0 12:00-15:00 95.6 EUR/MWh Low 94.9 · High 250.9 High 250.9 Low 94.9 Low 94.9 · High 250.9
26
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
140.5 20.0- 257.6- 237.6 12:00-15:00 95.6 EUR/MWh Low 20.0 · High 257.6 High 257.6 Low 20.0 Low 20.0 · High 257.6
27
🇨🇿 Czechia
140.5 88.9- 284.9- 196.0 12:00-15:00 96.7 EUR/MWh Low 88.9 · High 284.9 High 284.9 Low 88.9 Low 88.9 · High 284.9
28
🇸🇰 Slovakia
140.7 89.2- 287.0- 197.9 12:00-15:00 97.0 EUR/MWh Low 89.2 · High 287.0 High 287.0 Low 89.2 Low 89.2 · High 287.0
29
🇭🇺 Hungary
143.2 89.5- 311.8- 222.3 12:00-15:00 97.3 EUR/MWh Low 89.5 · High 311.8 High 311.8 Low 89.5 Low 89.5 · High 311.8
30
🇸🇮 Slovenia
143.2 90.2- 294.0- 203.9 11:00-14:00 97.4 EUR/MWh Low 90.2 · High 294.0 High 294.0 Low 90.2 Low 90.2 · High 294.0
31
🇭🇷 Croatia
143.4 90.1- 293.3- 203.3 11:00-14:00 97.2 EUR/MWh Low 90.1 · High 293.3 High 293.3 Low 90.1 Low 90.1 · High 293.3
32
🇷🇴 Romania
144.2 80.0- 320.7- 240.7 12:00-15:00 95.6 EUR/MWh Low 80.0 · High 320.7 High 320.7 Low 80.0 Low 80.0 · High 320.7

On Monday, May 18, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Romania ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Greece: 257.6 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-18, 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, Elexon BMRS Open Data, PSE Reports API, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur