European cross border physical electricity flows
Physical electricity flows across European borders, 88 borders, 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 (30 days), from the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform: energy in each direction and net per border, plus totals per zone. Data as of 2026-09-18.
Numbers in the files are raw values; units are in the column names or the unit column. They are not the rounded, formatted figures shown on the site's pages.
Key Facts
- Coverage: 88 borders, 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 (30 days).
- 2 files: europe-flows-borders.csv (7.9 KB), europe-flows-zones.csv (3.5 KB).
- Licence: ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items.
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Data as of 2026-09-18| File | What it holds | Rows | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| europe-flows-borders.csv | Flows per border, CSV. One row per pair of neighbouring zones over the period. Net is positive when the net flow goes from zone A to zone B. | 88 | 7.9 KB |
| europe-flows-zones.csv | Flows per zone, CSV. One row per zone: total exports, imports and net exports over the same period. | 47 | 3.5 KB |
README.txt lists the attribution for every dataset. Files compress well, so most servers send them gzipped.
Fields: europe-flows-borders.csv
| Column | Unit | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| zone_a, zone_b | text | Zone ids of the two sides of the border. |
| zone_a_name, zone_b_name | text | Zone names. |
| period_start, period_end | date | First and last day of the window, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| a_to_b_mwh | MWh | Energy flowing from A to B over the period. |
| b_to_a_mwh | MWh | Energy flowing from B to A over the period. |
| net_a_to_b_mwh | MWh | a_to_b minus b_to_a. |
Preview: first 6 rows
| zone_a | zone_a_name | zone_b | zone_b_name | period_start | period_end | a_to_b_mwh | b_to_a_mwh | net_a_to_b_mwh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| se2 | Sweden North-Central (SE2) | se3 | Sweden South-Central (SE3) | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 3300670.24 | 0 | 3300670.24 |
| fr | France | it-nord | Italy North | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 2185926.06 | 0 | 2185926.06 |
| fr | France | gb | Great Britain | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 1466199.21 | 180297.03 | 1285902.18 |
| es | Spain | pt | Portugal | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 1517274.87 | 29263.07 | 1488011.8 |
| ch | Switzerland | it-nord | Italy North | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 1468135.75 | 19288.25 | 1448847.5 |
| it-cnor | Italy Centre-North | it-nord | Italy North | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 80967.7925 | 1329244.94 | -1248277.14 |
Fields: europe-flows-zones.csv
| Column | Unit | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| zone_id | text | Zone id. |
| zone | text | Zone name. |
| period_start, period_end | date | First and last day of the window. |
| exports_mwh | MWh | Energy sent to all neighbours. |
| imports_mwh | MWh | Energy received from all neighbours. |
| net_exports_mwh | MWh | exports minus imports. |
Preview: first 6 rows
| zone_id | zone | period_start | period_end | exports_mwh | imports_mwh | net_exports_mwh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fr | France | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 7310137.66 | 788071.63 | 6522066.03 |
| se2 | Sweden North-Central (SE2) | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 3474919.49 | 830999.603 | 2643919.89 |
| nl | Netherlands | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 2454220.29 | 891387.151 | 1562833.14 |
| se1 | Sweden North (SE1) | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 1651226.14 | 279654.133 | 1371572 |
| de-lu | Germany and Luxembourg | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 4894385.15 | 3860743.43 | 1033641.72 |
| es | Spain | 2026-08-20 | 2026-09-18 | 1866588.84 | 857746.28 | 1008842.56 |
Coverage and Updates
- Coverage. 88 borders, 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 (30 days).
- Update cadence. A rolling 30 day window, rebuilt with every site build from the latest ENTSO-E physical flow data.
- Changes made. Flows were aggregated over the period per border and direction by World Power Monitor. ENTSO-E does not endorse this site.
Licence and Attribution (README)
Licence: ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items. Keep this attribution with any copy or derived work:
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.
Flows were aggregated over the period per border and direction by World Power Monitor. ENTSO-E does not endorse this site.
How to Cite
Replace the bracketed date with the day you downloaded the file.
ENTSO-E Transparency Platform. European cross border physical electricity flows, data to 2026-09-18. Reformatted by World Power Monitor, https://worldpowermonitor.com/data/europe-cross-border-flows/ (accessed [date]). ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items.
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 2026-09-18.