Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Belgium, August 2024
In August 2024, electricity on the day-ahead market in Belgium cost an average of €0.066/kWh (€65.53/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.194/kWh.
That is 20% more than in July 2024.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 25 August 2024, averaging €0.020/kWh; the most expensive was Thursday, 29 August 2024 at €0.104/kWh.
The lowest price came on 11 August 2024 at 13:00 (-€0.060/kWh), the highest on 29 August 2024 at 20:00 (€0.200/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 70 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 13:00–16:00. Weekends were on average 32% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2024)
- €0.055 ▲
- Weekdays
- €0.072
- Weekends
- €0.049
Wholesale price · /kWh
Price by day
Daily wholesale average; the line marks the monthly average.
/kWh
The average day
Average wholesale price for each hour of the day this month.
/kWh · 13:00–16:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug Thursday | €0.087 | €0.058 16:00 | €0.117 20:00 | – | €0.217 |
| 2 Aug Friday | €0.084 | €0.050 15:00 | €0.118 20:00 | – | €0.213 |
| 3 Aug Saturday | €0.050 | €0.004 14:00 | €0.085 22:00 | – | €0.178 |
| 4 Aug Sunday | €0.044 | -€0.002 14:00 | €0.102 22:00 | 3 | €0.172 |
| 5 Aug Monday | €0.065 | €0.003 14:00 | €0.172 20:00 | – | €0.194 |
| 6 Aug Tuesday | €0.066 | €0.003 13:00 | €0.167 20:00 | – | €0.195 |
| 7 Aug Wednesday | €0.061 | -€0.006 16:00 | €0.108 20:00 | 1 | €0.189 |
| 8 Aug Thursday | €0.066 | €0.017 14:00 | €0.119 20:00 | – | €0.195 |
| 9 Aug Friday | €0.038 | -€0.005 16:00 | €0.110 21:00 | 5 | €0.165 |
| 10 Aug Saturday | €0.038 | -€0.058 14:00 | €0.109 21:00 | 8 | €0.165 |
| 11 Aug Sunday | €0.043 | -€0.060 13:00 | €0.110 20:00 | 7 | €0.170 |
| 12 Aug Monday | €0.067 | €0.005 13:00 | €0.176 20:00 | – | €0.196 |
| 13 Aug Tuesday | €0.092 | €0.042 13:00 | €0.155 20:00 | – | €0.222 |
| 14 Aug Wednesday | €0.097 | €0.073 15:00 | €0.149 20:00 | – | €0.227 |
| 15 Aug Thursday | €0.056 | €0.000 14:00 | €0.103 20:00 | – | €0.184 |
| 16 Aug Friday | €0.087 | €0.049 14:00 | €0.154 20:00 | – | €0.217 |
| 17 Aug Saturday | €0.080 | €0.031 14:00 | €0.119 20:00 | – | €0.210 |
| 18 Aug Sunday | €0.059 | -€0.005 15:00 | €0.111 22:00 | 2 | €0.188 |
| 19 Aug Monday | €0.096 | €0.073 15:00 | €0.165 20:00 | – | €0.227 |
| 20 Aug Tuesday | €0.071 | €0.012 14:00 | €0.110 19:00 | – | €0.200 |
| 21 Aug Wednesday | €0.044 | -€0.020 14:00 | €0.110 21:00 | 6 | €0.171 |
| 22 Aug Thursday | €0.034 | -€0.035 13:00 | €0.116 20:00 | 9 | €0.160 |
| 23 Aug Friday | €0.033 | -€0.012 14:00 | €0.124 21:00 | 7 | €0.160 |
| 24 Aug Saturday | €0.039 | -€0.043 14:00 | €0.097 00:00 | 8 | €0.166 |
| 25 Aug Sunday | €0.020 | -€0.018 14:00 | €0.108 21:00 | 10 | €0.146 |
| 26 Aug Monday | €0.074 | €0.003 11:00 | €0.170 20:00 | – | €0.203 |
| 27 Aug Tuesday | €0.078 | €0.001 13:00 | €0.170 19:00 | – | €0.207 |
| 28 Aug Wednesday | €0.091 | €0.010 14:00 | €0.158 20:00 | – | €0.221 |
| 29 Aug Thursday | €0.104 | €0.046 13:00 | €0.200 20:00 | – | €0.235 |
| 30 Aug Friday | €0.100 | €0.079 14:00 | €0.133 19:00 | – | €0.231 |
| 31 Aug Saturday | €0.068 | -€0.018 14:00 | €0.126 19:00 | 4 | €0.197 |
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