global energy crisis which has seen energy prices grow around the globe. The trend was further aggravated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Extreme heat driving up electricity demand during summer months, combined with uncertainties over future gas supply caused prices to spike again, with most countries experiencing record highs in August that year.
In 2021, wholesale electricity prices in the European Union (EU) soared. This was the result of a myriad of factors, including increased demand in the “post-pandemic” economic recovery, a rise in natural gas and coal prices, and a drop in renewable power generation due to low wind speeds. The spike in European electricity prices was one aspect of a Average monthly electricity wholesale prices in selected countries in the European Union (EU) from January 2020 to January 2023 (in euros per megawatt-hour)
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Statistics on Global electricity prices
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Europe
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- Premium Statistic Monthly electricity prices in selected EU countries 2020-2023
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United States & Canada
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Latin America
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Asia
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Africa
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- Basic Statistic Average retail price for electricity in Kenya 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Average electricity end-user tariff in Ghana 2010-2021
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Ember. (February 13, 2023). Average monthly electricity wholesale prices in selected countries in the European Union (EU) from January 2020 to January 2023 (in euros per megawatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267500/eu-monthly-wholesale-electricity-price-country/
Ember. "Average monthly electricity wholesale prices in selected countries in the European Union (EU) from January 2020 to January 2023 (in euros per megawatt-hour)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267500/eu-monthly-wholesale-electricity-price-country/
Ember. (2023). Average monthly electricity wholesale prices in selected countries in the European Union (EU) from January 2020 to January 2023 (in euros per megawatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267500/eu-monthly-wholesale-electricity-price-country/
Ember. "Average Monthly Electricity Wholesale Prices in Selected Countries in The European Union (Eu) from January 2020 to January 2023 (in Euros per Megawatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267500/eu-monthly-wholesale-electricity-price-country/
Ember, Average monthly electricity wholesale prices in selected countries in the European Union (EU) from January 2020 to January 2023 (in euros per megawatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267500/eu-monthly-wholesale-electricity-price-country/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Average monthly electricity wholesale prices in selected countries in the European Union (EU) from January 2020 to January 2023 (in euros per megawatt-hour) [Graph], Ember, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267500/eu-monthly-wholesale-electricity-price-country/