European electricity prices — Thursday 30 April 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 Italy Centro-Nord at 107.8 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Sweden SE1 at 11.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 5th cheapest of 40 price areas at 54.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 19–20 (114.4 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 23–24 (24.5 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 96.7 EUR/MWh — a factor of 9.7.
Biggest change from the previous day: Sweden SE1 −73 %.
Most negative prices in Belgium: 7 hours.
Cheapest area
11.1 €/MWh
Sweden SE1
Priciest area
107.8 €/MWh
Italy Centro-Nord
Median price area
77.4 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
54.1 €/MWh
5th cheapest
Thursday 30 April 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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