Wholesale electricity prices
Wholesale market prices only. They show what generators were paid, not what households pay. Compare household prices by country.
| Rank | Country | Avg EUR/MWh | Low EUR/MWh | High EUR/MWh | Spread EUR/MWh | Cheapest 3h | Mobile summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇷Brazil 4 price areas | 31.2 | 14.9- | 45.9- | 31.0 | 10:00-13:0015.6 EUR/MWh | Low 14.9 · High 45.9High 45.9Low 14.9Low 14.9 · High 45.9 |
| 2 | 🇪🇸Spain | 56.5 | -17.0- | 125.0- | 142.0 | 11:00-14:00-4.2 EUR/MWh | Low -17.0 · High 125.0High 125.0Low -17.0Low -17.0 · High 125.0 |
| 3 | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 62.0 | 8.0- | 145.0- | 137.0 | 10:00-13:0010.7 EUR/MWh | Low 8.0 · High 145.0High 145.0Low 8.0Low 8.0 · High 145.0 |
| 4 | 🇲🇰North Macedonia | 67.0 | 7.0- | 155.0- | 148.0 | 12:00-15:007.4 EUR/MWh | Low 7.0 · High 155.0High 155.0Low 7.0Low 7.0 · High 155.0 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Serbia | 68.6 | 14.7- | 130.1- | 115.4 | 12:00-15:0017.1 EUR/MWh | Low 14.7 · High 130.1High 130.1Low 14.7Low 14.7 · High 130.1 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪Sweden 4 price areas | 70.8 | 11.9- | 152.6- | 140.7 | 13:00-16:0023.6 EUR/MWh | Low 11.9 · High 152.6High 152.6Low 11.9Low 11.9 · High 152.6 |
| 7 | 🇫🇮Finland | 71.9 | 11.5- | 138.5- | 127.0 | 14:00-17:0024.3 EUR/MWh | Low 11.5 · High 138.5High 138.5Low 11.5Low 11.5 · High 138.5 |
| 8 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 73.4 | 0.0- | 125.0- | 125.0 | 16:00-19:0019.6 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 125.0High 125.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 125.0 |
| 9 | 🇪🇪Estonia | 76.5 | 11.5- | 150.2- | 138.7 | 14:00-17:0024.3 EUR/MWh | Low 11.5 · High 150.2High 150.2Low 11.5Low 11.5 · High 150.2 |
| 10 | 🇳🇴Norway 5 price areas | 77.0 | 35.3- | 113.9- | 78.6 | 12:00-15:0042.2 EUR/MWh | Low 35.3 · High 113.9High 113.9Low 35.3Low 35.3 · High 113.9 |
| 11 | 🇫🇷France | 80.1 | 0.0- | 125.0- | 125.0 | 16:00-19:0016.2 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 125.0High 125.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 125.0 |
| 12 | 🇱🇹Lithuania | 91.7 | 9.2- | 188.3- | 179.2 | 13:00-16:0014.3 EUR/MWh | Low 9.2 · High 188.3High 188.3Low 9.2Low 9.2 · High 188.3 |
| 13 | 🇱🇻Latvia | 91.7 | 9.2- | 188.3- | 179.2 | 13:00-16:0014.3 EUR/MWh | Low 9.2 · High 188.3High 188.3Low 9.2Low 9.2 · High 188.3 |
| 14 | 🇬🇷Greece | 102.8 | 0.0- | 179.4- | 179.4 | 10:00-13:000.0 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 179.4High 179.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 179.4 |
| 15 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 104.7 | 6.0- | 168.0- | 162.0 | 12:00-15:007.0 EUR/MWh | Low 6.0 · High 168.0High 168.0Low 6.0Low 6.0 · High 168.0 |
| 16 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 105.8 | 0.0- | 202.9- | 202.9 | 10:00-13:0012.4 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 202.9High 202.9Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 202.9 |
| 17 | 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 106.4 | 0.0- | 218.4- | 218.4 | 12:00-15:000.3 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 218.4High 218.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 218.4 |
| 18 | 🇵🇱Poland | 108.3 | 0.8- | 223.5- | 222.6 | 11:00-14:002.8 EUR/MWh | Low 0.8 · High 223.5High 223.5Low 0.8Low 0.8 · High 223.5 |
| 19 | 🇩🇰Denmark 2 price areas | 108.4 | 7.3- | 245.4- | 238.1 | 12:00-15:0014.5 EUR/MWh | Low 7.3 · High 245.4High 245.4Low 7.3Low 7.3 · High 245.4 |
| 20 | 🇦🇹Austria | 109.7 | -26.2- | 196.7- | 222.9 | 12:00-15:001.3 EUR/MWh | Low -26.2 · High 196.7High 196.7Low -26.2Low -26.2 · High 196.7 |
| 21 | 🇩🇪Germany / Lux. | 110.0 | -7.3- | 241.1- | 248.4 | 12:00-15:002.1 EUR/MWh | Low -7.3 · High 241.1High 241.1Low -7.3Low -7.3 · High 241.1 |
| 22 | 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 112.0 | 0.0- | 250.0- | 250.0 | 14:00-17:008.3 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 250.0High 250.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 250.0 |
| 23 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 112.2 | 0.0- | 232.1- | 232.1 | 10:00-13:0013.4 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 232.1High 232.1Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 232.1 |
| 24 | 🇨🇿Czechia | 117.9 | 0.0- | 235.3- | 235.3 | 10:00-13:0016.0 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 235.3High 235.3Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 235.3 |
| 25 | 🇸🇰Slovakia | 119.2 | 0.0- | 231.4- | 231.4 | 10:00-13:0016.2 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 231.4High 231.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 231.4 |
| 26 | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 120.6 | 0.0- | 222.2- | 222.2 | 10:00-13:0017.0 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 222.2High 222.2Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 222.2 |
| 27 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 121.5 | 0.0- | 244.4- | 244.4 | 10:00-13:0016.9 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 244.4High 244.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 244.4 |
| 28 | 🇷🇴Romania | 123.6 | 0.0- | 310.0- | 310.0 | 11:00-14:0016.5 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 310.0High 310.0Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 310.0 |
| 29 | 🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale | 126.9 | 93.1- | 173.7- | 80.6 | 12:00-15:0095.2 EUR/MWh | Low 93.1 · High 173.7High 173.7Low 93.1Low 93.1 · High 173.7 |
| 30 | 🇭🇺Hungary | 128.0 | 0.0- | 337.4- | 337.4 | 10:00-13:0016.5 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 337.4High 337.4Low 0.0Low 0.0 · High 337.4 |
| 31 | 🇮🇹Italy 7 price areas | 133.4 | 3.7- | 195.9- | 192.2 | 14:00-17:0034.7 EUR/MWh | Low 3.7 · High 195.9High 195.9Low 3.7Low 3.7 · High 195.9 |
| 32 | 🇮🇪Ireland | 134.7 | 111.3- | 167.1- | 55.8 | 13:00-16:00112.9 EUR/MWh | Low 111.3 · High 167.1High 167.1Low 111.3Low 111.3 · High 167.1 |
On Friday, May 22, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Hungary: 337.4 EUR/MWh.
Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-05-22, 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.
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- Supplier tariffs, consumer estimates, stale data and historical benchmarks.
- Sources
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