The weighted average price of electricity on the day-ahead market (DAM) segment in October was 1,265.96 lei per MWh, according to operator OPCOM, 38% higher than the value recorded in September, of 917.36 lei, value communicated by OPCOM in accordance with the provisions of ANRE Order no. 15/2022.
At the same time, in the OPCOM Monthly Report for September, consulted by Energynomics, an average value of 927.6/MWh is provided for the average closing price, 88% higher than the similar period in 2025 and 16.78% higher than August 2026.
“On October 28, the Romanian day-ahead market recorded the highest average price among the 34 European markets monitored daily, of approximately 311 euros per megawatt-hour. On the same day, Germany had approximately 249 euros, France approximately 253, and the Nordic countries remained below 10 euros. In the evening, between 21:15 and 21:30, the price in Bucharest rose to over 434 euros per megawatt-hour. These figures do not immediately reach the bills of the population, partially protected by fixed-price contracts, but are quickly transmitted to the costs of industry, commerce and, with a delay, in consumer prices, Frames analysts recently stated in an analysis.
Average prices for electricity and natural gas delivered to households in the European Union fell in the first half of this year, but in both cases Romania is the country where these prices recorded the largest increases, according to Eurostat.
According to these data, in the first half of this year the average price for electricity delivered to households in the EU fell by 2.2%, to 0.28 euros per kilowatt-hour (kWh), from 0.29 euros per kWH in the second half of last year.
Among the member states, electricity prices for household consumers vary greatly, from 0.11 euros per kWh in Hungary to 0.39 euros per kWh in Ireland.
In the first half of this year, compared to the first half of 2025, electricity prices in national currency increased the most in Romania, with an increase of 51.6%. Significant increases were recorded in Ireland (19.8%) and Finland (18.4%). In contrast, significant decreases were recorded in other countries, notably in Denmark (minus 31.7%) and Luxembourg (minus 24.1%).
