European electricity prices — Monday 26 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 Latvia at 241.5 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Portugal at 34.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 7th priciest of 40 price areas at 160.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 9–10 (248.3 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 4–5 (94.9 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 207.4 EUR/MWh — a factor of 7.1.
Biggest change from the previous day: Spain +216 %.
United Kingdom had 24 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
34.1 €/MWh
Portugal
Priciest area
241.5 €/MWh
Latvia
Median price area
143.8 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
160.8 €/MWh
7th priciest
Monday 26 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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