Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Belgium, January 2026
In January 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Belgium cost an average of €0.109/kWh (€108.52/MWh); with taxes, network charges and a sample supplier margin, the estimated final price was around €0.247/kWh.
That is 27% more than in December 2025 and 3% less than in January 2025.
The cheapest day was Thursday, 1 January 2026, averaging €0.052/kWh; the most expensive was Monday, 19 January 2026 at €0.137/kWh.
The lowest price came on 2 January 2026 at 03:45 (€0.004/kWh), the highest on 5 January 2026 at 17:30 (€0.244/kWh).
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 03:00–06:00. Weekends were on average 7% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (December 2025)
- €0.085 ▲
- Same month last year
- €0.112 ▼
- Weekdays
- €0.111
- Weekends
- €0.103
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 · 03:00–06:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 | Final (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan Thursday | €0.052 | €0.011 06:15 | €0.106 00:00 | – | €0.187 |
| 2 Jan Friday | €0.072 | €0.004 03:45 | €0.115 10:00 | – | €0.209 |
| 3 Jan Saturday | €0.089 | €0.073 06:00 | €0.113 18:00 | – | €0.226 |
| 4 Jan Sunday | €0.094 | €0.082 04:15 | €0.124 19:00 | – | €0.232 |
| 5 Jan Monday | €0.133 | €0.083 00:45 | €0.244 17:30 | – | €0.273 |
| 6 Jan Tuesday | €0.128 | €0.088 23:45 | €0.190 09:00 | – | €0.268 |
| 7 Jan Wednesday | €0.104 | €0.081 03:45 | €0.156 18:45 | – | €0.242 |
| 8 Jan Thursday | €0.133 | €0.067 23:45 | €0.208 14:30 | – | €0.274 |
| 9 Jan Friday | €0.078 | €0.039 03:45 | €0.098 07:45 | – | €0.215 |
| 10 Jan Saturday | €0.093 | €0.063 04:15 | €0.133 18:30 | – | €0.231 |
| 11 Jan Sunday | €0.093 | €0.077 23:45 | €0.116 18:00 | – | €0.231 |
| 12 Jan Monday | €0.094 | €0.068 03:45 | €0.122 13:00 | – | €0.232 |
| 13 Jan Tuesday | €0.100 | €0.074 23:45 | €0.141 09:00 | – | €0.239 |
| 14 Jan Wednesday | €0.116 | €0.085 02:45 | €0.193 16:45 | – | €0.255 |
| 15 Jan Thursday | €0.100 | €0.075 23:45 | €0.140 17:15 | – | €0.239 |
| 16 Jan Friday | €0.115 | €0.068 03:45 | €0.163 18:30 | – | €0.254 |
| 17 Jan Saturday | €0.114 | €0.093 06:15 | €0.146 18:30 | – | €0.253 |
| 18 Jan Sunday | €0.111 | €0.096 13:00 | €0.153 19:15 | – | €0.250 |
| 19 Jan Monday | €0.137 | €0.098 05:00 | €0.205 17:45 | – | €0.278 |
| 20 Jan Tuesday | €0.120 | €0.089 23:45 | €0.183 09:00 | – | €0.259 |
| 21 Jan Wednesday | €0.107 | €0.087 06:00 | €0.165 08:15 | – | €0.245 |
| 22 Jan Thursday | €0.103 | €0.073 00:45 | €0.143 08:15 | – | €0.242 |
| 23 Jan Friday | €0.110 | €0.086 03:45 | €0.161 09:00 | – | €0.249 |
| 24 Jan Saturday | €0.111 | €0.094 06:00 | €0.142 17:45 | – | €0.250 |
| 25 Jan Sunday | €0.110 | €0.091 05:15 | €0.138 18:30 | – | €0.249 |
| 26 Jan Monday | €0.137 | €0.094 05:00 | €0.192 09:00 | – | €0.278 |
| 27 Jan Tuesday | €0.117 | €0.068 06:00 | €0.153 18:45 | – | €0.257 |
| 28 Jan Wednesday | €0.136 | €0.098 00:45 | €0.189 10:00 | – | €0.276 |
| 29 Jan Thursday | €0.131 | €0.094 23:45 | €0.173 09:00 | – | €0.271 |
| 30 Jan Friday | €0.114 | €0.092 23:45 | €0.152 09:00 | – | €0.253 |
| 31 Jan Saturday | €0.113 | €0.091 00:45 | €0.146 19:00 | – | €0.252 |
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