CEE: wholesale electricity prices 2022

Electricity prices in the wholesale market have even more than doubled for some states in Central and Eastern Europe during the observed period. In September 2022, the highest electricity prices were recorded in Slovenia, where 394.7 euros had to be paid for one MWh. In Poland, the wholesale price of one MWh was the lowest at 175.5 euros.

Wholesale prices of electricity in Central and Eastern Europe between January 2017 and September 2022 (in euros/MWh)

Characteristic	Bulgaria	Croatia	Czechia	Estonia	Hungary	Latvia	Lithuania	Poland	Romania	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia
1/1/2017	54.41	-	54.31	81.23	81.23	35.15	36.89	36.75	75.21	82.92	58.13	76.81
2/1/2017	43.28	-	40.6	55.56	55.56	36.26	36.45	36.04	53.82	55.44	45.78	53.1
3/1/2017	31.85	-	31.67	37.91	37.91	30.65	31.26	34.39	36.41	37.47	32.12	37.17
4/1/2017	34.93	-	29.63	39.61	39.61	31.41	31.42	33.16	37.99	39.92	31.52	38.34
5/1/2017	36.26	-	33.61	42.79	42.79	32.45	32.45	35.5	40.23	41.49	34.26	40.1
6/1/2017	34.92	-	34.87	43.92	43.92	38.37	38.37	36.06	42.44	44.94	38.21	44.26
7/1/2017	42.16	-	40.25	51.88	51.88	36.29	36.29	36.39	50.58	52.57	42.1	50
8/1/2017	38.42	-	34.1	58.27	58.27	37.33	37.3	38.46	56.83	59.27	46.45	57.41
9/1/2017	37.79	-	34.72	42.84	42.84	37.68	37.78	39.51	42.94	43.34	38.68	41.94
10/1/2017	41.57	58.27	30.35	49.75	49.75	33.71	34.36	40.06	47.23	51.96	40.46	50.58
11/1/2017	42.13	60.92	40.73	60.48	60.48	34.87	36.2	39.53	55.39	61.62	50.73	59.84
12/1/2017	38.35	42.43	32.75	39.98	39.98	32.26	33.06	35.49	37.27	41.66	33.17	44.59
1/1/2018	37.3	37.99	33.12	36.31	36.31	37.59	37.62	38.84	33.51	36.43	33.41	37.95
2/1/2018	36.49	44.87	41	41.66	41.66	43.5	43.51	44.51	37.96	41.37	41.99	43.38
3/1/2018	27.51	44.66	37.72	40.4	40.4	46.08	46.08	48.79	33.43	34.44	39.6	42.25
4/1/2018	28.35	34.14	31.81	31.87	31.87	39.96	40.11	43.18	26.04	28.84	31.75	32.23
5/1/2018	37.31	42.16	34.58	42.27	42.27	43.76	43.76	51.2	40.96	41.02	36.08	40.84
6/1/2018	36.05	51.75	44.02	51.26	51.26	50.92	51.06	52.89	47.46	51.07	48.78	50.68
7/1/2018	33.23	51.54	49.73	50.99	50.99	54.57	54.57	52.62	39.11	51.07	50.38	51.54
8/1/2018	40.05	60.85	57.75	60.48	60.48	59.07	59.05	59.47	52.36	61.03	59.39	60.85
9/1/2018	47.21	64.16	55.85	62.9	62.9	58.95	59.07	63.12	59.36	63.64	61.8	64.13
10/1/2018	52.01	64.1	56.18	64.49	64.49	55.06	55.7	58.91	61.67	64.32	61.78	64.05
11/1/2018	45.58	63.3	58.62	63.69	63.69	55.25	55.42	58.68	60.61	63.58	59.88	63.1
12/1/2018	57.22	64.07	51.68	65.05	65.05	53.6	53.6	53.38	64.17	64.5	56.44	62.43
1/1/2019	67.38	69.32	55.38	73.23	73.23	56.65	56.53	56.14	74.87	75.97	58.83	68.77
2/1/2019	39.65	49.73	45.1	49.54	49.54	47.26	46.95	49.48	48.56	49.92	45.32	49.68
3/1/2019	35.14	39.56	33.03	39.69	39.69	40.05	39.97	46.56	38.44	38.23	33.34	39.56
4/1/2019	41.59	45.63	38.01	46.48	46.48	43.44	43.44	53.2	45.01	46.64	39.31	45.63
5/1/2019	41.63	41.47	37.87	42.12	42.12	44.3	44.14	55.4	40.81	41.98	37.87	41.31
6/1/2019	40.49	40.41	33.84	41.31	41.31	44.67	44.67	58.34	38.87	41.47	34.56	40.02
7/1/2019	55.48	53.01	42.05	55	55	49	48.99	56.5	55.35	54	42.07	51.25
8/1/2019	52.15	55.88	39.77	58.71	58.71	49.46	49.34	61.56	60.21	58.98	40.64	54.61
9/1/2019	55.3	55.39	39.73	55.69	55.69	48.86	48.8	55.99	60.61	56.8	43.42	55.3
10/1/2019	55.81	55.35	38.73	56.94	56.94	47.35	46.99	53.17	57.31	58.13	41.85	55.22
11/1/2019	41.46	45.16	42.21	43.93	43.93	45.26	44.7	50.32	42.65	42.22	42.1	43.84
12/1/2019	42.51	40.11	37.27	41.08	41.08	39.03	38.96	44.55	41.44	41.19	38.91	39.52
1/1/2020	54.99	51.32	41.81	52.96	52.96	30.82	30.82	44.14	52.8	53.88	44.37	50.24
2/1/2020	41.41	39.59	30.54	39.84	39.84	28.04	27.76	40.87	40.49	39.95	30.72	39.26
3/1/2020	28.27	29.41	25.41	29.75	29.75	23.99	23.97	36.94	29.63	29.84	25.51	29.41
4/1/2020	24.83	23.97	19.24	25.32	25.32	23.5	23.3	33.3	25.56	25.08	19.34	23.74
5/1/2020	23.36	22.43	18.1	23.57	23.57	24.52	24.52	38.55	24.76	23.98	18.26	21.23
6/1/2020	30.5	28.82	26.34	30.02	30.02	38.65	38.64	48.39	30.36	29.84	26.34	27.96
7/1/2020	36.78	35.43	32.77	36.69	36.69	31.87	31.77	48.98	37.09	36.65	32.77	35.22
8/1/2020	37.44	38.15	34.58	37.63	37.63	43.44	43.35	52.29	37.89	37.26	35.18	37.61
9/1/2020	46.21	45.85	44.89	45.72	45.72	39.85	39.44	53.74	45.8	45.52	44.99	45.85
10/1/2020	43.12	38.56	36.35	39.32	39.32	37.76	37.76	52.19	42.21	39.31	36.36	38.56
11/1/2020	47.72	47.23	41.41	48.92	48.92	41.1	41.19	53.55	48.65	48.67	42.46	46.93
12/1/2020	56.76	55.56	51.49	58.19	58.19	44.87	45.76	56.65	58.4	57.95	51.56	54.52
1/1/2021	53.17	53.87	56.16	56.39	56.39	53.56	53.66	54.79	55.64	53.75	55.77	57.53
2/1/2021	46.87	50.38	50.68	50.86	50.86	59.12	59.28	58.89	48.12	46.86	50.49	50.38
3/1/2021	52.08	55.94	53.74	55.05	55.05	43.51	47.99	59.63	54.45	54.05	53.75	55.94
4/1/2021	61.75	64.51	60.28	62.97	62.97	43.69	44.81	59.36	62.83	63.62	60.69	64.51
5/1/2021	60.02	59.88	59.29	59.94	59.94	48.36	50.38	65.65	58.74	59.89	59.78	59.87
6/1/2021	77.16	78.47	75.14	77.94	77.94	76.36	77.79	76.23	76.88	78.69	75.83	78.47
7/1/2021	95	93.68	85	95.15	95.15	88.25	88.25	82.34	93.84	95.32	86.37	93.65
8/1/2021	111.53	105.63	84.99	109.06	109.06	87.44	87.85	82.4	112.74	109.71	85.59	105.58
9/1/2021	125.07	138.6	129.71	135.13	135.13	123.47	123.93	102.24	133.92	135.14	132.65	138.6
10/1/2021	188.57	202.73	140.62	197.29	197.29	106.4	108.92	103.23	192.32	201.48	151.17	202.73
11/1/2021	208.7	215.96	180.31	215.91	215.91	125.48	127.91	117.8	212.55	218.28	185.38	215.81
12/1/2021	219.75	251.76	228.59	245.7	245.7	207.3	212.11	179.38	230.14	246.37	231.95	252.4
1/1/2022	186.43	206.9	179.72	204.92	204.92	143.96	146.01	143.99	192.15	209.57	194.79	206.9
2/1/2022	187.54	195.5	155.03	194.29	194.29	104.64	104.67	116.81	188.25	198.8	171.37	195.4
3/1/2022	248.88	293.44	259.82	285.23	285.23	167.14	170.06	141.33	274.1	291.97	279.1	293.44
4/1/2022	174.51	192.69	174.35	189.45	189.45	109.45	116.52	124.27	174.8	191.74	183.68	192.69
5/1/2022	201.8	202.06	189.02	204.87	204.87	164.35	164.86	140.64	202.28	205.8	194.8	202.06
6/1/2022	223.16	245.58	224.96	237.06	237.06	217.69	222.65	185.27	230.49	242.67	235.8	246.11
7/1/2022	323.4	375.56	319.64	371.23	371.23	304.98	305.38	220.08	367.31	384.27	368.43	374.96
8/1/2022	433.22	494.05	476.73	495.65	495.65	467.09	480.5	268.88	490.8	492.45	492.47	494.38
9/1/2022	375.13	391.73	364.45	390.42	390.42	351.48	359.38	175.5	377.92	395.1	386.52	394.66