European electricity prices — Thursday 22 January 2026
Daily review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous day. Prices are wholesale market prices, excluding tax.
The priciest area was Bulgaria at 282.3 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Portugal at 59.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 19th cheapest of 40 price areas at 132.4 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 16–17 (186.3 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 3–4 (81.8 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 222.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 4.7.
Biggest change from the previous day: Romania +77 %.
Czechia had 24 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
59.8 €/MWh
Portugal
Priciest area
282.3 €/MWh
Bulgaria
Median price area
137.6 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
132.4 €/MWh
19th cheapest
Thursday 22 January 2026 average price on the map
The day's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT). The day runs on Central European Time (CET).
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