European electricity prices — April 2026
Monthly review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous month. Prices are wholesale market prices, excluding tax.
The priciest area was Italy Centro-Nord at 121.1 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 13.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 7th cheapest of 40 price areas at 49.5 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 108.1 EUR/MWh — a factor of 9.3.
Biggest change from the previous month: Finland +78%.
Most negative prices in France: 139 hours.
Italy Nord had 589 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
13.0 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
121.1 €/MWh
Italy Centro-Nord
Median price area
85.3 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
49.5 €/MWh
7th cheapest
April 2026 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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