Built 2026-09-20 (20 September 2026)

Belgium Negative Electricity Prices and Spikes, 2026

Day-ahead electricity prices in Belgium were below zero for 302.5 hours (4.8% of hours) on 69 days in 2026 up to 2026-09-20 (20 September 2026). The lowest interval price was EUR -499.29/MWh on 2026-05-01 (1 May 2026) and the highest EUR 1,038.25/MWh on 2026-06-24 (24 June 2026). Prices are day-ahead, in EUR per MWh as published, and are not converted.

Key Facts

  • Day-ahead electricity prices in Belgium were below zero for 302.5 hours (4.8% of hours) on 69 days in 2026 up to 2026-09-20 (20 September 2026). The lowest interval price was EUR -499.29/MWh on 2026-05-01 (1 May 2026) and the highest EUR 1,038.25/MWh on 2026-06-24 (24 June 2026).
  • The longest streak of consecutive days with a price below zero in Belgium in 2026 was 12 days, from 2026-04-21 (21 April 2026) to 2026-05-02 (2 May 2026).
  • In September 2026 up to 2026-09-20 (20 September 2026), Belgium had 12.25 hours below zero on 5 days.
  • Since 2025-08-17 (17 August 2025), the lowest price in Belgium was EUR -499.29/MWh on 2026-05-01 (1 May 2026) and the highest EUR 1,038.25/MWh on 2026-06-24 (24 June 2026).

Hours Below Zero

Delivery days to 2026-09-20, local time
September 2026 to date12.25 hours
2026 to date302.5 hours
Share of hours, 20264.8%
Days below zero, 202669 days
Belgium negative prices and price extremes by period
PeriodDays with dataHours below zeroShare of hoursDays below zeroLongest streak of days
September 2026 to date 20 12.25 hours 2.6% 5 2 days (2026-09-05 to 2026-09-06)
2026 to date 263 302.5 hours 4.8% 69 12 days (2026-04-21 to 2026-05-02)
Since 2025-08-17 400 404.75 hours 4.2% 87 12 days (2026-04-21 to 2026-05-02)

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 2026-09-20. 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
Belgium lowest and highest day-ahead price by period, with delivery day
PeriodLowest priceDelivery dayHighest priceDelivery day
September 2026 to date EUR -1.45/MWh 2026-09-19 (19 September 2026) EUR 559.00/MWh 2026-09-10 (10 September 2026)
2026 to date EUR -499.29/MWh 2026-05-01 (1 May 2026) EUR 1,038.25/MWh 2026-06-24 (24 June 2026)
Since 2025-08-17 EUR -499.29/MWh 2026-05-01 (1 May 2026) EUR 1,038.25/MWh 2026-06-24 (24 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 2026-09-20.

Longest Run Below Zero, Last 7 Days

Unbroken market intervals

In the last 7 days of intervals held, the longest unbroken run of prices below zero in Belgium lasted 4.25 hours, from 19 Sept 2026, 11:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) to 19 Sept 2026, 15:45 CEST (UTC+02:00), with a lowest price of EUR -1.45/MWh.

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 2026-09-20T21:45:00Z.

Hours Below Zero Each Day

Local delivery days, 2025-08-17 to 2026-09-20
Belgium hours below zero per delivery day, 2025-08-17 to 2026-09-20 Hours per local delivery day in Belgium with a day-ahead price below zero, from 2025-08-17 (17 August 2025) to 2026-09-20 (20 September 2026). The zone had 404.75 hours below zero over 400 days with data. 0 5 10 15 20 Aug 2025Oct 2025Dec 2025Feb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026
Hours per local delivery day in Belgium with a day-ahead price below zero, from 2025-08-17 (17 August 2025) to 2026-09-20 (20 September 2026). The zone had 404.75 hours below zero over 400 days with data.
Daily hours through 2026-09-20
Belgium hours below zero per delivery day, 2025-08-17 to 2026-09-20
Delivery day (local)Hours below zero
2025-08-170 hours
2025-08-180 hours
2025-08-190 hours
2025-08-200 hours
2025-08-210 hours
2025-08-220 hours
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2025-08-246 hours
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2025-08-270 hours
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2025-08-290 hours
2025-08-303 hours
2025-08-313 hours
2025-09-010 hours
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2025-09-036 hours
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2025-09-280 hours
2025-09-290 hours
2025-09-300 hours
2025-10-010 hours
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2025-10-0413.25 hours
2025-10-0515.25 hours
2025-10-060 hours
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2025-10-240.75 hours
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2025-10-262.25 hours
2025-10-270.75 hours
2025-10-280 hours
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2026-02-281.75 hours
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2026-03-251.5 hours
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2026-03-291.75 hours
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2026-04-0515.75 hours
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2026-04-075.25 hours
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2026-04-116.25 hours
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2026-04-193.5 hours
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2026-04-273.25 hours
2026-04-285.5 hours
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2026-05-093.75 hours
2026-05-103.25 hours
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2026-05-163.75 hours
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2026-05-236.5 hours
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2026-05-263.5 hours
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2026-07-033.5 hours
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2026-07-183.75 hours
2026-07-196.5 hours
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2026-07-264.75 hours
2026-07-271.5 hours
2026-07-280 hours
2026-07-290 hours
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2026-08-010 hours
2026-08-025.5 hours
2026-08-030 hours
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2026-08-060 hours
2026-08-070 hours
2026-08-085.75 hours
2026-08-091.5 hours
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2026-08-222.25 hours
2026-08-236.5 hours
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2026-08-260 hours
2026-08-270 hours
2026-08-280 hours
2026-08-291.75 hours
2026-08-306.25 hours
2026-08-310 hours
2026-09-010 hours
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2026-09-030 hours
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2026-09-050.25 hours
2026-09-061.25 hours
2026-09-070 hours
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2026-09-110 hours
2026-09-121.25 hours
2026-09-130 hours
2026-09-140 hours
2026-09-150 hours
2026-09-160 hours
2026-09-170 hours
2026-09-180 hours
2026-09-194.25 hours
2026-09-205.25 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 2026-09-20.

Month by Month

First and latest months may be partial
Belgium hours below zero, lowest and highest price by month
MonthDays with dataHours below zeroDays below zeroLowest priceHighest price
August 2025 15 12 hours 3 EUR -7.45/MWh EUR 189.87/MWh
September 2025 30 58 hours 10 EUR -53.40/MWh EUR 250.81/MWh
October 2025 31 32.25 hours 5 EUR -6.90/MWh EUR 340.79/MWh
November 2025 30 0 hours 0 EUR 1.75/MWh EUR 250.00/MWh
December 2025 31 0 hours 0 EUR 3.94/MWh EUR 209.07/MWh
January 2026 31 0 hours 0 EUR 4.03/MWh EUR 244.39/MWh
February 2026 28 1.75 hours 1 EUR -0.05/MWh EUR 181.97/MWh
March 2026 31 15 hours 6 EUR -8.15/MWh EUR 405.17/MWh
April 2026 30 106 hours 19 EUR -479.27/MWh EUR 295.30/MWh
May 2026 31 56.25 hours 12 EUR -499.29/MWh EUR 445.64/MWh
June 2026 30 39.25 hours 8 EUR -52.99/MWh EUR 1,038.25/MWh
July 2026 31 42.5 hours 11 EUR -11.35/MWh EUR 325.95/MWh
August 2026 31 29.5 hours 7 EUR -13.71/MWh EUR 487.38/MWh
September 2026 20 12.25 hours 5 EUR -1.45/MWh EUR 559.00/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 2026-09-20.