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Electricity prices in Romania

first half of 2026 2,500–4,999 kWh

In the first half of 2026, households in Romania paid €0.284/kWh on average, including all taxes and levies. That ranks 19 of 27 EU countries (1 = cheapest).

A year earlier the price was €0.192/kWh – an increase of 47.9%.

The EU average was €0.283/kWh.

In the first half of 2015 a kilowatt-hour cost €0.130/kWh; the most expensive half-year was the second half of 2022, at €0.341/kWh.

Incl. taxes€0.284/kWhfirst half of 2026

EU rank19 / 27

vs. a year ago+47.9%

EU average€0.283/kWh+0.1%

Trend since 2015

Average price per kWh for households using 2,500–4,999 kWh a year, incl. all taxes, by half-year.

Romania EU average · /kWh

What the price is made of in Romania

Annual average per kWh, split into energy and supply, network costs, taxes and levies, and VAT.

Energy & supply

Network costs

Taxes & levies

VAT

2025€0.239

EU average€0.289

2024€0.187

EU average€0.290

2023€0.190

EU average€0.292

2022€0.289

EU average€0.261

2021€0.156

EU average€0.236

2020€0.145

EU average€0.215

All half-years

/kWh

Period	Incl. taxes	Excl. VAT	Excl. taxes	PPS	EU average	EU rank
first half of 2026	€0.284	€0.234	€0.216	0.4689	€0.283	19 / 27
second half of 2025	€0.289	€0.240	€0.222	0.4952	€0.290	20 / 27
first half of 2025	€0.192	€0.161	€0.145	0.3235	€0.288	7 / 27
second half of 2024	€0.186	€0.157	€0.139	0.3269	€0.289	6 / 27
first half of 2024	€0.188	€0.158	€0.139	0.3331	€0.292	6 / 27
second half of 2023	€0.191	€0.161	€0.144	0.3435	€0.285	5 / 27
first half of 2023	€0.189	€0.159	€0.144	0.3386	€0.289	6 / 27
second half of 2022	€0.341	€0.287	€0.268	0.6082	€0.277	24 / 27
first half of 2022	€0.236	€0.199	€0.178	0.4236	€0.249	20 / 27
second half of 2021	€0.160	€0.135	€0.117	0.3025	€0.242	8 / 27
first half of 2021	€0.154	€0.129	€0.112	0.2947	€0.220	9 / 27
second half of 2020	€0.145	€0.122	€0.104	0.2755	€0.215	9 / 27
first half of 2020	€0.146	€0.123	€0.105	0.2750	€0.214	10 / 27
second half of 2019	€0.142	€0.119	€0.103	0.2680	€0.217	8 / 27
first half of 2019	€0.136	€0.114	€0.098	0.2558	€0.217	8 / 27
second half of 2018	€0.132	€0.111	€0.096	0.2487	€0.215	5 / 27
first half of 2018	€0.133	€0.112	€0.099	0.2518	€0.210	6 / 27
second half of 2017	€0.129	€0.108	€0.095	0.2523	€0.209	5 / 27
first half of 2017	€0.120	€0.101	€0.087	0.2314	€0.209	5 / 27
second half of 2016	€0.123	€0.103	€0.089	0.2537	€0.207	4 / 27
first half of 2016	€0.126	€0.105	€0.091	0.2598	€0.205	6 / 27
second half of 2015	€0.132	€0.106	€0.094	0.2649	€0.209	7 / 27
first half of 2015	€0.130	€0.105	€0.093	0.2536	€0.208	6 / 27

All countries compared

Wholesale electricity price in Romania

Yearly average day-ahead price on the power exchange, before network charges, taxes and supplier costs. €/MWh.

In 2025, electricity on the day-ahead market in Romania cost an average of €108.17/MWh, 4% more than in 2024 (€103.53/MWh).

The most expensive year since 2015 was 2022, at €265.29/MWh; the cheapest was 2016, at €33.17/MWh.

So far in 2026 the average is €132.37/MWh; over the last twelve months it was €130.22/MWh.

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Official EU statistics, published twice a year. Sources and licences are listed on the data sources page. Data sources · Methodology