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 | 14.1 | 9.9- | 28.3- | 18.4 | 01:00-04:00 9.9 EUR/MWh | Low 9.9 · High 28.3 High 28.3 Low 9.9 Low 9.9 · High 28.3 |
| 2 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 21.4 | 7.0- | 32.8- | 25.8 | 14:00-17:00 10.2 EUR/MWh | Low 7.0 · High 32.8 High 32.8 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 32.8 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪 Sweden 4 price areas | 21.9 | 7.0- | 34.2- | 27.2 | 13:00-16:00 10.1 EUR/MWh | Low 7.0 · High 34.2 High 34.2 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 34.2 |
| 4 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 31.4 | 7.0- | 126.1- | 119.1 | 14:00-17:00 10.2 EUR/MWh | Low 7.0 · High 126.1 High 126.1 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 126.1 |
| 5 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 54.6 | 7.0- | 160.1- | 153.1 | 14:00-17:00 10.3 EUR/MWh | Low 7.0 · High 160.1 High 160.1 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 160.1 |
| 6 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 54.6 | 7.0- | 160.1- | 153.1 | 14:00-17:00 10.3 EUR/MWh | Low 7.0 · High 160.1 High 160.1 Low 7.0 Low 7.0 · High 160.1 |
| 7 | 🇳🇴 Norway 5 price areas | 75.7 | 6.9- | 102.0- | 95.1 | 12:00-15:00 13.0 EUR/MWh | Low 6.9 · High 102.0 High 102.0 Low 6.9 Low 6.9 · High 102.0 |
| 8 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 107.2 | 10.0- | 193.9- | 183.9 | 13:00-16:00 17.9 EUR/MWh | Low 10.0 · High 193.9 High 193.9 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 193.9 |
| 9 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 111.5 | -4.3- | 198.7- | 203.0 | 13:00-16:00 -1.0 EUR/MWh | Low -4.3 · High 198.7 High 198.7 Low -4.3 Low -4.3 · High 198.7 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪 Germany / Lux. | 112.9 | -9.9- | 186.8- | 196.7 | 13:00-16:00 3.9 EUR/MWh | Low -9.9 · High 186.8 High 186.8 Low -9.9 Low -9.9 · High 186.8 |
| 11 | 🇫🇷 France | 114.1 | 0.0- | 190.2- | 190.2 | 11:00-14:00 1.0 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 190.2 High 190.2 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 190.2 |
| 12 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 117.3 | 0.1- | 190.2- | 190.1 | 13:00-16:00 1.1 EUR/MWh | Low 0.1 · High 190.2 High 190.2 Low 0.1 Low 0.1 · High 190.2 |
| 13 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 119.1 | 13.5- | 220.0- | 206.5 | 12:00-15:00 18.1 EUR/MWh | Low 13.5 · High 220.0 High 220.0 Low 13.5 Low 13.5 · High 220.0 |
| 14 | 🇩🇰 Denmark 2 price areas | 119.7 | 3.1- | 190.2- | 187.1 | 13:00-16:00 4.8 EUR/MWh | Low 3.1 · High 190.2 High 190.2 Low 3.1 Low 3.1 · High 190.2 |
| 15 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 119.7 | 0.0- | 181.0- | 181.0 | 13:00-16:00 1.2 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 181.0 High 181.0 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 181.0 |
| 16 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 120.0 | 0.3- | 198.7- | 198.4 | 12:00-15:00 0.4 EUR/MWh | Low 0.3 · High 198.7 High 198.7 Low 0.3 Low 0.3 · High 198.7 |
| 17 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 122.7 | 5.1- | 215.0- | 209.9 | 13:00-16:00 19.7 EUR/MWh | Low 5.1 · High 215.0 High 215.0 Low 5.1 Low 5.1 · High 215.0 |
| 18 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 124.2 | 7.9- | 178.0- | 170.1 | 12:00-15:00 12.1 EUR/MWh | Low 7.9 · High 178.0 High 178.0 Low 7.9 Low 7.9 · High 178.0 |
| 19 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 124.9 | 0.0- | 190.2- | 190.2 | 13:00-16:00 1.4 EUR/MWh | Low 0.0 · High 190.2 High 190.2 Low 0.0 Low 0.0 · High 190.2 |
| 20 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 126.7 | 11.3- | 235.9- | 224.6 | 13:00-16:00 17.8 EUR/MWh | Low 11.3 · High 235.9 High 235.9 Low 11.3 Low 11.3 · High 235.9 |
| 21 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 127.1 | 7.7- | 190.2- | 182.5 | 13:00-16:00 13.1 EUR/MWh | Low 7.7 · High 190.2 High 190.2 Low 7.7 Low 7.7 · High 190.2 |
| 22 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 130.6 | 11.9- | 223.2- | 211.3 | 12:00-15:00 19.9 EUR/MWh | Low 11.9 · High 223.2 High 223.2 Low 11.9 Low 11.9 · High 223.2 |
| 23 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 131.1 | 12.4- | 218.7- | 206.3 | 12:00-15:00 21.3 EUR/MWh | Low 12.4 · High 218.7 High 218.7 Low 12.4 Low 12.4 · High 218.7 |
| 24 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 132.8 | 10.0- | 275.4- | 265.4 | 12:00-15:00 16.1 EUR/MWh | Low 10.0 · High 275.4 High 275.4 Low 10.0 Low 10.0 · High 275.4 |
| 25 | 🇬🇧 Great Britain wholesale | 133.3 | 40.7- | 185.7- | 145.0 | 12:00-15:00 53.7 EUR/MWh | Low 40.7 · High 185.7 High 185.7 Low 40.7 Low 40.7 · High 185.7 |
| 26 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 133.5 | 11.4- | 239.0- | 227.5 | 12:00-15:00 17.5 EUR/MWh | Low 11.4 · High 239.0 High 239.0 Low 11.4 Low 11.4 · High 239.0 |
| 27 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 136.4 | 99.5- | 187.9- | 88.4 | 12:00-15:00 101.3 EUR/MWh | Low 99.5 · High 187.9 High 187.9 Low 99.5 Low 99.5 · High 187.9 |
| 28 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 149.4 | 30.0- | 250.0- | 220.0 | 15:00-18:00 68.3 EUR/MWh | Low 30.0 · High 250.0 High 250.0 Low 30.0 Low 30.0 · High 250.0 |
| 29 | 🇮🇹 Italy 7 price areas | 166.6 | 120.9- | 214.0- | 93.1 | 13:00-16:00 130.6 EUR/MWh | Low 120.9 · High 214.0 High 214.0 Low 120.9 Low 120.9 · High 214.0 |
| 30 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 167.8 | 121.0- | 240.7- | 119.7 | 14:00-17:00 123.0 EUR/MWh | Low 121.0 · High 240.7 High 240.7 Low 121.0 Low 121.0 · High 240.7 |
On Saturday, August 1, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Slovakia: 265.4 EUR/MWh.
Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-08-01, 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, Energinet Energi Data Service, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data, PSE Reports API