Bulgaria, Malta, had EU’s second-lowest household electricity prices in H1 2026 – Eurostat
Bulgaria and Malta had the second-lowest household electricity prices in the European Union in the first half of 2026, according to data posted on October 30 by EU statistics agency Eurostat.
Considerable variations in household electricity prices were observed among EU countries in the first half of 2026, Eurostat said.
Six countries reported prices above 0.30 euro per kWh, while five countries recorded prices below 0.20 euro per kWh.
Ireland reported the highest electricity prices at 0.39 euro per kWh, followed by Germany and Belgium (both 0.36 euro).
By contrast, the lowest prices were observed in Hungary (0.11 euro), Malta and Bulgaria (0.13 euro each).
Compared with the first half of 2025, national currency comparisons show strong price movements in the first half of 2026, Eurostat said.
Household electricity prices rose sharply in Romania (51.6 per cent compared with the first half of 2025), Ireland (19.8 per cent), and Finland (18.4 per cent).
By contrast, some countries recorded sharp decreases, notably Denmark (-31.7 per cent) and Luxembourg (-24.1 per cent).
Expressed in purchasing power standard (PPS), electricity prices were the highest for households in Romania (46.9 per 100 kWh), Poland (41.1) and Czechia (34.3). The lowest prices based on PPS were observed in Malta (13.8), Hungary (14.7) and Luxembourg (15.5).
In the first half of 2026, average electricity prices for households in the EU decreased by 2.2 per cent to 0.28 euro, down from 0.29 euro per kWh in the second half of 2025.
Prices remained well above levels from before the 2022 energy crisis, Eurostat said.
At the same time, taxes and levies also fell slightly as their share in the final bill decreased by 0.5 percentage points, from 28.9 per cent in the second half of 2025 to 28.4 per cent in the first half of 2026, the statistics agency said.
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