European electricity prices — April 2026
Monthly review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous month.
The priciest area was Italy Centro-Nord at 121.1 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 13.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 7th cheapest of 40 price areas at 49.5 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 108.1 EUR/MWh — a factor of 9.3.
Biggest change from the previous month: Finland +78%.
Most negative prices in France: 139 hours.
Italy Nord had 589 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
13.0 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
121.1 €/MWh
Italy Centro-Nord
Median price area
85.3 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
49.5 €/MWh
7th cheapest
The month's average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT). Click an area to see its price.
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