European electricity prices — Friday 30 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 Estonia at 247.5 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Portugal at 4.5 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 2nd priciest of 40 price areas at 247.3 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 6–7 (334.6 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 23–24 (141.4 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 243.0 EUR/MWh — a factor of 54.7.
Biggest change from the previous day: Portugal −77 %.
United Kingdom had 24 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
4.5 €/MWh
Portugal
Priciest area
247.5 €/MWh
Estonia
Median price area
129.2 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
247.3 €/MWh
2nd priciest
Friday 30 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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