Wholesale electricity prices

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29 countriesPublished wholesale pricesUpdated Oct 18, 23:45 GMT+2Monthly archive Volatility report

Lowest average🇧🇷 Brazil10.0 EUR/MWh

Highest average🇮🇪 Ireland260.5 EUR/MWh

Widest spread🇦🇱 Albania288.9 EUR/MWh

Daily wholesale reference electricity price country ranking for Sunday, October 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	10.0	10.0-	10.0-	0.0	00:00-03:0010.0 EUR/MWh	Low 10.0 · High 10.0High 10.0Low 10.0Low 10.0 · High 10.0
2	🇫🇮Finland	77.4	16.3-	222.5-	206.2	00:00-03:0025.5 EUR/MWh	Low 16.3 · High 222.5High 222.5Low 16.3Low 16.3 · High 222.5
3	🇪🇸Spain	79.0	-4.0-	185.8-	189.8	13:00-16:00-1.9 EUR/MWh	Low -4.0 · High 185.8High 185.8Low -4.0Low -4.0 · High 185.8
4	🇸🇪Sweden 4 price areas	85.5	44.7-	174.3-	129.6	00:00-03:0051.4 EUR/MWh	Low 44.7 · High 174.3High 174.3Low 44.7Low 44.7 · High 174.3
5	🇱🇹Lithuania	96.8	23.5-	226.7-	203.2	03:00-06:0027.9 EUR/MWh	Low 23.5 · High 226.7High 226.7Low 23.5Low 23.5 · High 226.7
6	🇱🇻Latvia	99.0	23.5-	226.7-	203.2	02:00-05:0027.9 EUR/MWh	Low 23.5 · High 226.7High 226.7Low 23.5Low 23.5 · High 226.7
7	🇳🇴Norway 5 price areas	122.0	108.5-	141.9-	33.4	01:00-04:00110.3 EUR/MWh	Low 108.5 · High 141.9High 141.9Low 108.5Low 108.5 · High 141.9
8	🇵🇱Poland	130.2	88.2-	181.7-	93.6	09:00-12:00100.4 EUR/MWh	Low 88.2 · High 181.7High 181.7Low 88.2Low 88.2 · High 181.7
9	🇩🇰Denmark 2 price areas	161.8	132.9-	221.3-	88.4	03:00-06:00136.1 EUR/MWh	Low 132.9 · High 221.3High 221.3Low 132.9Low 132.9 · High 221.3
10	🇨🇿Czechia	169.6	83.0-	228.8-	145.8	06:00-09:00130.1 EUR/MWh	Low 83.0 · High 228.8High 228.8Low 83.0Low 83.0 · High 228.8
11	🇱🇺Luxembourg	175.2	141.1-	226.3-	85.1	01:00-04:00145.7 EUR/MWh	Low 141.1 · High 226.3High 226.3Low 141.1Low 141.1 · High 226.3
12	🇫🇷France	176.3	63.0-	260.4-	197.4	03:00-06:0070.7 EUR/MWh	Low 63.0 · High 260.4High 260.4Low 63.0Low 63.0 · High 260.4
13	🇩🇪Germany / Lux.	177.2	143.9-	232.1-	88.2	01:00-04:00151.2 EUR/MWh	Low 143.9 · High 232.1High 232.1Low 143.9Low 143.9 · High 232.1
14	🇧🇪Belgium	189.4	124.2-	273.8-	149.6	03:00-06:00142.3 EUR/MWh	Low 124.2 · High 273.8High 273.8Low 124.2Low 124.2 · High 273.8
15	🇬🇧Great Britain wholesale	189.5	142.5-	244.6-	102.1	03:00-06:00154.2 EUR/MWh	Low 142.5 · High 244.6High 244.6Low 142.5Low 142.5 · High 244.6
16	🇳🇱Netherlands	194.7	124.9-	307.1-	182.1	04:00-07:00131.6 EUR/MWh	Low 124.9 · High 307.1High 307.1Low 124.9Low 124.9 · High 307.1
17	🇦🇹Austria	204.8	145.0-	250.5-	105.5	12:00-15:00164.0 EUR/MWh	Low 145.0 · High 250.5High 250.5Low 145.0Low 145.0 · High 250.5
18	🇸🇰Slovakia	209.8	146.5-	333.0-	186.5	06:00-09:00167.5 EUR/MWh	Low 146.5 · High 333.0High 333.0Low 146.5Low 146.5 · High 333.0
19	🇸🇮Slovenia	212.4	156.0-	278.1-	122.2	13:00-16:00174.2 EUR/MWh	Low 156.0 · High 278.1High 278.1Low 156.0Low 156.0 · High 278.1
20	🇨🇭Switzerland	212.8	196.6-	247.2-	50.7	12:00-15:00197.9 EUR/MWh	Low 196.6 · High 247.2High 247.2Low 196.6Low 196.6 · High 247.2
21	🇭🇷Croatia	219.4	155.8-	292.9-	137.1	13:00-16:00174.1 EUR/MWh	Low 155.8 · High 292.9High 292.9Low 155.8Low 155.8 · High 292.9
22	🇦🇱Albania	221.1	45.0-	333.9-	288.9	12:00-15:0084.7 EUR/MWh	Low 45.0 · High 333.9High 333.9Low 45.0Low 45.0 · High 333.9
23	🇲🇰North Macedonia	223.0	138.0-	285.1-	147.1	11:00-14:00144.0 EUR/MWh	Low 138.0 · High 285.1High 285.1Low 138.0Low 138.0 · High 285.1
24	🇮🇹Italy 7 price areas	223.3	169.8-	278.1-	108.4	12:00-15:00185.2 EUR/MWh	Low 169.8 · High 278.1High 278.1Low 169.8Low 169.8 · High 278.1
25	🇧🇬Bulgaria	235.9	155.4-	322.8-	167.4	14:00-17:00173.5 EUR/MWh	Low 155.4 · High 322.8High 322.8Low 155.4Low 155.4 · High 322.8
26	🇲🇪Montenegro	236.7	150.1-	305.0-	154.9	11:00-14:00155.0 EUR/MWh	Low 150.1 · High 305.0High 305.0Low 150.1Low 150.1 · High 305.0
27	🇷🇴Romania	243.1	155.4-	343.7-	188.2	14:00-17:00173.6 EUR/MWh	Low 155.4 · High 343.7High 343.7Low 155.4Low 155.4 · High 343.7
28	🇭🇺Hungary	256.0	155.3-	385.1-	229.8	13:00-16:00174.4 EUR/MWh	Low 155.3 · High 385.1High 385.1Low 155.3Low 155.3 · High 385.1
29	🇮🇪Ireland	260.5	201.5-	372.1-	170.6	11:00-14:00206.1 EUR/MWh	Low 201.5 · High 372.1High 372.1Low 201.5Low 201.5 · High 372.1

On Sunday, October 18, 2026, Brazil ranked lowest by average wholesale reference price, while Ireland ranked highest. The widest price spread was in Albania: 288.9 EUR/MWh.

Daily country electricity price ranking for 2026-10-18, based on published wholesale reference prices in EUR/MWh.

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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, Energinet Energi Data Service, SMARD Bundesnetzagentur, Elexon BMRS Open Data

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