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Romania Negative Electricity Prices and Spikes, 2026

Day-ahead electricity prices in Romania were below zero for 171.75 hours (2.4% of hours) on 40 days in 2026 up to 2026-10-28 (28 October 2026). The lowest interval price was EUR -99.75/MWh on 2026-04-26 (26 April 2026) and the highest EUR 1,015.65/MWh on 2026-06-30 (30 June 2026). Prices are day-ahead, in EUR per MWh as published, and are not converted.

Key Facts

  • Day-ahead electricity prices in Romania were below zero for 171.75 hours (2.4% of hours) on 40 days in 2026 up to 2026-10-28 (28 October 2026). The lowest interval price was EUR -99.75/MWh on 2026-04-26 (26 April 2026) and the highest EUR 1,015.65/MWh on 2026-06-30 (30 June 2026).
  • The longest streak of consecutive days with a price below zero in Romania in 2026 was 6 days, from 2026-04-04 (4 April 2026) to 2026-04-09 (9 April 2026).
  • In October 2026 up to 2026-10-28 (28 October 2026), Romania had 0 hours below zero on 0 days.
  • Since 2025-09-24 (24 September 2025), the lowest price in Romania was EUR -99.75/MWh on 2026-04-26 (26 April 2026) and the highest EUR 1,015.65/MWh on 2026-06-30 (30 June 2026).

Hours Below Zero

Delivery days to 2026-10-28, local time
October 2026 to date0 hours
2026 to date171.75 hours
Share of hours, 20262.4%
Days below zero, 202640 days
Romania negative prices and price extremes by period
PeriodDays with dataHours below zeroShare of hoursDays below zeroLongest streak of days
October 2026 to date 28 0 hours 0.0% 0 0 days
2026 to date 299 171.75 hours 2.4% 40 6 days (2026-04-04 to 2026-04-09)
Since 2025-09-24 397 171.75 hours 1.8% 40 6 days (2026-04-04 to 2026-04-09)

Hours are time weighted, so 15 minute and 60 minute intervals count alike. Share of hours divides by 24 times the days with data, so it is approximate on clock change days. A streak is consecutive local days each with at least one interval below zero, not a continuous run of hours.

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-10-28. Computed by World Power Monitor from the day-ahead price statistics of each local delivery day.

Lowest and Highest Prices

EUR/MWh, single market interval
Romania lowest and highest day-ahead price by period, with delivery day
PeriodLowest priceDelivery dayHighest priceDelivery day
October 2026 to date EUR 0.69/MWh 2026-10-02 (2 October 2026) EUR 468.45/MWh 2026-10-20 (20 October 2026)
2026 to date EUR -99.75/MWh 2026-04-26 (26 April 2026) EUR 1,015.65/MWh 2026-06-30 (30 June 2026)
Since 2025-09-24 EUR -99.75/MWh 2026-04-26 (26 April 2026) EUR 1,015.65/MWh 2026-06-30 (30 June 2026)

The lowest and highest prices are single market intervals of 15 or 60 minutes, not daily averages. The delivery day is the local day the interval belongs to.

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-10-28.

Hours Below Zero Each Day

Local delivery days, 2025-09-24 to 2026-10-28
Romania hours below zero per delivery day, 2025-09-24 to 2026-10-28 Hours per local delivery day in Romania with a day-ahead price below zero, from 2025-09-24 (24 September 2025) to 2026-10-28 (28 October 2026). The zone had 171.75 hours below zero over 397 days with data. 0 3 5 8 10 Sep 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026Sep 2026
Hours per local delivery day in Romania with a day-ahead price below zero, from 2025-09-24 (24 September 2025) to 2026-10-28 (28 October 2026). The zone had 171.75 hours below zero over 397 days with data.
Daily hours through 2026-10-28
Show the data table (400 rows)
Delivery day (local)Hours below zero
2025-09-240 hours
2025-09-250 hours
2025-09-260 hours
2025-09-270 hours
2025-09-280 hours
2025-09-290 hours
2025-09-300 hours
2025-10-01n/a
2025-10-020 hours
2025-10-030 hours
2025-10-040 hours
2025-10-050 hours
2025-10-060 hours
2025-10-070 hours
2025-10-080 hours
2025-10-090 hours
2025-10-100 hours
2025-10-110 hours
2025-10-120 hours
2025-10-130 hours
2025-10-140 hours
2025-10-150 hours
2025-10-160 hours
2025-10-170 hours
2025-10-180 hours
2025-10-190 hours
2025-10-200 hours
2025-10-210 hours
2025-10-220 hours
2025-10-230 hours
2025-10-240 hours
2025-10-250 hours
2025-10-260 hours
2025-10-270 hours
2025-10-280 hours
2025-10-290 hours
2025-10-300 hours
2025-10-310 hours
2025-11-010 hours
2025-11-020 hours
2025-11-030 hours
2025-11-040 hours
2025-11-050 hours
2025-11-060 hours
2025-11-070 hours
2025-11-080 hours
2025-11-090 hours
2025-11-100 hours
2025-11-110 hours
2025-11-120 hours
2025-11-130 hours
2025-11-140 hours
2025-11-150 hours
2025-11-160 hours
2025-11-170 hours
2025-11-180 hours
2025-11-190 hours
2025-11-200 hours
2025-11-210 hours
2025-11-220 hours
2025-11-230 hours
2025-11-240 hours
2025-11-250 hours
2025-11-260 hours
2025-11-270 hours
2025-11-280 hours
2025-11-290 hours
2025-11-300 hours
2025-12-010 hours
2025-12-020 hours
2025-12-030 hours
2025-12-040 hours
2025-12-050 hours
2025-12-060 hours
2025-12-070 hours
2025-12-080 hours
2025-12-090 hours
2025-12-100 hours
2025-12-110 hours
2025-12-120 hours
2025-12-130 hours
2025-12-140 hours
2025-12-150 hours
2025-12-160 hours
2025-12-170 hours
2025-12-180 hours
2025-12-190 hours
2025-12-200 hours
2025-12-210 hours
2025-12-220 hours
2025-12-230 hours
2025-12-240 hours
2025-12-250 hours
2025-12-260 hours
2025-12-270 hours
2025-12-280 hours
2025-12-290 hours
2025-12-300 hours
2025-12-310 hours
2026-01-010 hours
2026-01-020 hours
2026-01-030 hours
2026-01-040 hours
2026-01-050 hours
2026-01-060 hours
2026-01-070 hours
2026-01-080 hours
2026-01-090 hours
2026-01-100 hours
2026-01-110 hours
2026-01-120 hours
2026-01-130 hours
2026-01-140 hours
2026-01-150 hours
2026-01-160 hours
2026-01-170 hours
2026-01-180 hours
2026-01-190 hours
2026-01-200 hours
2026-01-210 hours
2026-01-220 hours
2026-01-230 hours
2026-01-240 hours
2026-01-250 hours
2026-01-260 hours
2026-01-270 hours
2026-01-280 hours
2026-01-290 hours
2026-01-300 hours
2026-01-310 hours
2026-02-010 hours
2026-02-020 hours
2026-02-030 hours
2026-02-040 hours
2026-02-050 hours
2026-02-060 hours
2026-02-070 hours
2026-02-080 hours
2026-02-090 hours
2026-02-100 hours
2026-02-110 hours
2026-02-120 hours
2026-02-130 hours
2026-02-140 hours
2026-02-150 hours
2026-02-160 hours
2026-02-170 hours
2026-02-180 hours
2026-02-190 hours
2026-02-200 hours
2026-02-210 hours
2026-02-220 hours
2026-02-230 hours
2026-02-240 hours
2026-02-250 hours
2026-02-260 hours
2026-02-270 hours
2026-02-282.25 hours
2026-03-013.5 hours
2026-03-020 hours
2026-03-030 hours
2026-03-040 hours
2026-03-050 hours
2026-03-060 hours
2026-03-072.75 hours
2026-03-082 hours
2026-03-090 hours
2026-03-100 hours
2026-03-110 hours
2026-03-120 hours
2026-03-130 hours
2026-03-145 hours
2026-03-150 hours
2026-03-160 hours
2026-03-170 hours
2026-03-180 hours
2026-03-190 hours
2026-03-200 hours
2026-03-210 hours
2026-03-220 hours
2026-03-230 hours
2026-03-240 hours
2026-03-250 hours
2026-03-260 hours
2026-03-270 hours
2026-03-280 hours
2026-03-290 hours
2026-03-300 hours
2026-03-310 hours
2026-04-010 hours
2026-04-020 hours
2026-04-030 hours
2026-04-040.5 hours
2026-04-058.25 hours
2026-04-066.75 hours
2026-04-074.75 hours
2026-04-085.75 hours
2026-04-092.25 hours
2026-04-100 hours
2026-04-113 hours
2026-04-120 hours
2026-04-130 hours
2026-04-140 hours
2026-04-150 hours
2026-04-160 hours
2026-04-170 hours
2026-04-185 hours
2026-04-193.25 hours
2026-04-200 hours
2026-04-210 hours
2026-04-220 hours
2026-04-233 hours
2026-04-244.75 hours
2026-04-257.5 hours
2026-04-268.75 hours
2026-04-273.5 hours
2026-04-280 hours
2026-04-290 hours
2026-04-300 hours
2026-05-010 hours
2026-05-020 hours
2026-05-035 hours
2026-05-040 hours
2026-05-050 hours
2026-05-060 hours
2026-05-070 hours
2026-05-080 hours
2026-05-090 hours
2026-05-102.25 hours
2026-05-110 hours
2026-05-120 hours
2026-05-130 hours
2026-05-140 hours
2026-05-150 hours
2026-05-160 hours
2026-05-170 hours
2026-05-180 hours
2026-05-190 hours
2026-05-200 hours
2026-05-210 hours
2026-05-220 hours
2026-05-233 hours
2026-05-247.25 hours
2026-05-250 hours
2026-05-260 hours
2026-05-270 hours
2026-05-280 hours
2026-05-290 hours
2026-05-304.25 hours
2026-05-312.75 hours
2026-06-010 hours
2026-06-020 hours
2026-06-030 hours
2026-06-040 hours
2026-06-050 hours
2026-06-060 hours
2026-06-079 hours
2026-06-080 hours
2026-06-090 hours
2026-06-100 hours
2026-06-110 hours
2026-06-120 hours
2026-06-138 hours
2026-06-149 hours
2026-06-150 hours
2026-06-160 hours
2026-06-170 hours
2026-06-180 hours
2026-06-190 hours
2026-06-203.25 hours
2026-06-211.75 hours
2026-06-220 hours
2026-06-230 hours
2026-06-240 hours
2026-06-250 hours
2026-06-260 hours
2026-06-270 hours
2026-06-280 hours
2026-06-290 hours
2026-06-300 hours
2026-07-010 hours
2026-07-020 hours
2026-07-030 hours
2026-07-042.75 hours
2026-07-052 hours
2026-07-060 hours
2026-07-070 hours
2026-07-080 hours
2026-07-090 hours
2026-07-100 hours
2026-07-110 hours
2026-07-125.25 hours
2026-07-130 hours
2026-07-140 hours
2026-07-150 hours
2026-07-160 hours
2026-07-170 hours
2026-07-180 hours
2026-07-190 hours
2026-07-200 hours
2026-07-210 hours
2026-07-220 hours
2026-07-230 hours
2026-07-240 hours
2026-07-256.25 hours
2026-07-262.75 hours
2026-07-270 hours
2026-07-280 hours
2026-07-290 hours
2026-07-300 hours
2026-07-310 hours
2026-08-010 hours
2026-08-020 hours
2026-08-030 hours
2026-08-040 hours
2026-08-050 hours
2026-08-060 hours
2026-08-070 hours
2026-08-080 hours
2026-08-092.5 hours
2026-08-100 hours
2026-08-110 hours
2026-08-120 hours
2026-08-130 hours
2026-08-140 hours
2026-08-150 hours
2026-08-160 hours
2026-08-170 hours
2026-08-180 hours
2026-08-190 hours
2026-08-200 hours
2026-08-210 hours
2026-08-220 hours
2026-08-230 hours
2026-08-240 hours
2026-08-250 hours
2026-08-260 hours
2026-08-270 hours
2026-08-280 hours
2026-08-290 hours
2026-08-300.25 hours
2026-08-310 hours
2026-09-010 hours
2026-09-020 hours
2026-09-030 hours
2026-09-040 hours
2026-09-050 hours
2026-09-063.5 hours
2026-09-070 hours
2026-09-080 hours
2026-09-090 hours
2026-09-100 hours
2026-09-110 hours
2026-09-120 hours
2026-09-13n/a
2026-09-14n/a
2026-09-150 hours
2026-09-160 hours
2026-09-170 hours
2026-09-180 hours
2026-09-190 hours
2026-09-203.75 hours
2026-09-210 hours
2026-09-220 hours
2026-09-230 hours
2026-09-240 hours
2026-09-250 hours
2026-09-260 hours
2026-09-274.75 hours
2026-09-280 hours
2026-09-290 hours
2026-09-300 hours
2026-10-010 hours
2026-10-020 hours
2026-10-030 hours
2026-10-040 hours
2026-10-050 hours
2026-10-060 hours
2026-10-070 hours
2026-10-080 hours
2026-10-090 hours
2026-10-100 hours
2026-10-110 hours
2026-10-120 hours
2026-10-130 hours
2026-10-140 hours
2026-10-150 hours
2026-10-160 hours
2026-10-170 hours
2026-10-180 hours
2026-10-190 hours
2026-10-200 hours
2026-10-210 hours
2026-10-220 hours
2026-10-230 hours
2026-10-240 hours
2026-10-250 hours
2026-10-260 hours
2026-10-270 hours
2026-10-280 hours

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-10-28.

Month by Month

First and latest months may be partial
Romania hours below zero, lowest and highest price by month
MonthDays with dataHours below zeroDays below zeroLowest priceHighest price
September 2025 7 0 hours 0 EUR 8.53/MWh EUR 425.83/MWh
October 2025 30 0 hours 0 EUR 0.01/MWh EUR 561.15/MWh
November 2025 30 0 hours 0 EUR 5.12/MWh EUR 362.76/MWh
December 2025 31 0 hours 0 EUR 24.41/MWh EUR 392.90/MWh
January 2026 31 0 hours 0 EUR 10.23/MWh EUR 524.76/MWh
February 2026 28 2.25 hours 1 EUR -0.04/MWh EUR 392.60/MWh
March 2026 31 13.25 hours 4 EUR -6.30/MWh EUR 379.59/MWh
April 2026 30 67 hours 14 EUR -99.75/MWh EUR 332.22/MWh
May 2026 31 24.5 hours 6 EUR -10.25/MWh EUR 400.00/MWh
June 2026 30 31 hours 5 EUR -52.99/MWh EUR 1,015.65/MWh
July 2026 31 19 hours 5 EUR -10.97/MWh EUR 835.91/MWh
August 2026 31 2.75 hours 2 EUR -0.03/MWh EUR 569.73/MWh
September 2026 28 12 hours 3 EUR -3.04/MWh EUR 569.88/MWh
October 2026 28 0 hours 0 EUR 0.69/MWh EUR 468.45/MWh

Prices are day-ahead, in EUR per MWh. A negative price means sellers pay to deliver electricity in that interval, usually when wind and solar output is high and demand is low; the explanation and the ranking of all zones are on the main page.

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-10-28.

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  title = {{Romania Negative Electricity Prices and Spikes, 2026}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-10-28. Data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform.},
  url = {https://worldpowermonitor.com/prices/negative/ro/}
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