European electricity prices — Thursday 5 February 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 Lithuania at 162.3 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Portugal at 2.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 4th priciest of 40 price areas at 162.2 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 12–13 (218.2 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 2–3 (89.6 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 160.3 EUR/MWh — a factor of 80.6.
Biggest change from the previous day: Portugal −75 %.
Most negative prices in Portugal: 9 hours.
Cheapest area
2.0 €/MWh
Portugal
Priciest area
162.3 €/MWh
Lithuania
Median price area
122.6 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
162.2 €/MWh
4th priciest
Thursday 5 February 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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