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Electricity Prices in Romania

In the first half of 2026, households in Romania paid 28.36 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. The household price in Romania ranks 7th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026. Taxes and levies made up 23.9% of the household price in Romania in the first half of 2026: 21.58 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 6.78 euro cents/kWh on top. In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Romania paid 22.44 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.

Retail prices from Eurostat, a typical consumption band and not for everyone. They are not wholesale prices.

Key Facts, H1 2026

  • In the first half of 2026, households in Romania paid 28.36 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 23.9% of the household price in Romania in the first half of 2026: 21.58 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 6.78 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The household price in Romania ranks 7th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the household price in Romania was 28.93 euro cents/kWh, 0.1% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The household price in Romania is 47.9% higher than a year earlier and 84.6% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Romania paid 22.44 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 24.7% of the medium sized business price in Romania in the first half of 2026: 16.89 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 5.55 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The medium sized business price in Romania ranks 11th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the medium sized business price in Romania was 22.77 euro cents/kWh, 3.2% higher than the European Union average of 22.06 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The medium sized business price in Romania is 9.7% higher than a year earlier and 90.2% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • These are retail prices paid by customers, from Eurostat. They are not the wholesale day-ahead prices, which are a different measure and are shown separately.

Households: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year
Electricity price for households in Romania, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included28.36 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes23.44 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies21.58 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price23.9%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first7 of 30H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in28.96 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+47.9%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+84.6%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 23.9% of the price in the first half of 2026: 21.58 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 6.78 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Romania: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for households in Romania from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 28.36 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019H2 2023
Electricity price for households in Romania from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 28.36 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_204, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Romania: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 20079.54 euro cents/kWh1.87 euro cents/kWh11.41 euro cents/kWh
H1 20088.85 euro cents/kWh1.76 euro cents/kWh10.61 euro cents/kWh
H2 20089.20 euro cents/kWh1.83 euro cents/kWh11.03 euro cents/kWh
H1 20098.14 euro cents/kWh1.62 euro cents/kWh9.76 euro cents/kWh
H2 20098.15 euro cents/kWh1.64 euro cents/kWh9.79 euro cents/kWh
H1 20108.56 euro cents/kWh1.75 euro cents/kWh10.31 euro cents/kWh
H2 20108.39 euro cents/kWh2.13 euro cents/kWh10.52 euro cents/kWh
H1 20118.48 euro cents/kWh2.34 euro cents/kWh10.82 euro cents/kWh
H2 20118.23 euro cents/kWh2.62 euro cents/kWh10.85 euro cents/kWh
H1 20127.95 euro cents/kWh2.55 euro cents/kWh10.50 euro cents/kWh
H2 20127.48 euro cents/kWh3.27 euro cents/kWh10.75 euro cents/kWh
H1 20138.90 euro cents/kWh4.33 euro cents/kWh13.23 euro cents/kWh
H2 20138.96 euro cents/kWh3.83 euro cents/kWh12.79 euro cents/kWh
H1 20149.10 euro cents/kWh3.80 euro cents/kWh12.90 euro cents/kWh
H2 20149.06 euro cents/kWh3.42 euro cents/kWh12.48 euro cents/kWh
H1 20159.27 euro cents/kWh3.76 euro cents/kWh13.03 euro cents/kWh
H2 20159.38 euro cents/kWh3.81 euro cents/kWh13.19 euro cents/kWh
H1 20169.14 euro cents/kWh3.46 euro cents/kWh12.60 euro cents/kWh
H2 20168.93 euro cents/kWh3.40 euro cents/kWh12.33 euro cents/kWh
H1 20178.71 euro cents/kWh3.27 euro cents/kWh11.98 euro cents/kWh
H2 20179.45 euro cents/kWh3.44 euro cents/kWh12.89 euro cents/kWh
H1 20189.90 euro cents/kWh3.43 euro cents/kWh13.33 euro cents/kWh
H2 20189.64 euro cents/kWh3.53 euro cents/kWh13.17 euro cents/kWh
H1 20199.83 euro cents/kWh3.75 euro cents/kWh13.58 euro cents/kWh
H2 201910.25 euro cents/kWh3.96 euro cents/kWh14.21 euro cents/kWh
H1 202010.45 euro cents/kWh4.14 euro cents/kWh14.59 euro cents/kWh
H2 202010.40 euro cents/kWh4.09 euro cents/kWh14.49 euro cents/kWh
H1 202111.15 euro cents/kWh4.21 euro cents/kWh15.36 euro cents/kWh
H2 202111.67 euro cents/kWh4.35 euro cents/kWh16.02 euro cents/kWh
H1 202217.79 euro cents/kWh5.83 euro cents/kWh23.62 euro cents/kWh
H2 202226.83 euro cents/kWh7.28 euro cents/kWh34.11 euro cents/kWh
H1 202314.35 euro cents/kWh4.57 euro cents/kWh18.92 euro cents/kWh
H2 202314.41 euro cents/kWh4.69 euro cents/kWh19.10 euro cents/kWh
H1 202413.92 euro cents/kWh4.91 euro cents/kWh18.83 euro cents/kWh
H2 202413.91 euro cents/kWh4.72 euro cents/kWh18.63 euro cents/kWh
H1 202514.47 euro cents/kWh4.71 euro cents/kWh19.18 euro cents/kWh
H2 202522.21 euro cents/kWh6.72 euro cents/kWh28.93 euro cents/kWh
H1 202621.58 euro cents/kWh6.78 euro cents/kWh28.36 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for households in consumption band DC (2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year), in euros.

Medium Sized Businesses: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_205, band IC, 500 to 1,999 MWh a year
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Romania, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included22.44 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes18.54 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies16.89 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price24.7%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first11 of 34H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in22.06 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+9.7%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+90.2%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 24.7% of the price in the first half of 2026: 16.89 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 5.55 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Romania: medium sized businesses electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Romania from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 22.44 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 12.50 25.00 37.50 50.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019H2 2023
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Romania from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 22.44 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_205, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Romania: medium sized businesses electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 20079.08 euro cents/kWh1.76 euro cents/kWh10.84 euro cents/kWh
H1 20088.86 euro cents/kWh1.71 euro cents/kWh10.57 euro cents/kWh
H2 20089.50 euro cents/kWh1.84 euro cents/kWh11.34 euro cents/kWh
H1 20098.11 euro cents/kWh1.59 euro cents/kWh9.70 euro cents/kWh
H2 20098.28 euro cents/kWh1.62 euro cents/kWh9.90 euro cents/kWh
H1 20108.50 euro cents/kWh1.68 euro cents/kWh10.18 euro cents/kWh
H2 20108.08 euro cents/kWh2.00 euro cents/kWh10.08 euro cents/kWh
H1 20118.03 euro cents/kWh2.21 euro cents/kWh10.24 euro cents/kWh
H2 20118.03 euro cents/kWh2.52 euro cents/kWh10.55 euro cents/kWh
H1 20128.33 euro cents/kWh2.25 euro cents/kWh10.58 euro cents/kWh
H2 20127.64 euro cents/kWh3.27 euro cents/kWh10.91 euro cents/kWh
H1 20139.04 euro cents/kWh4.33 euro cents/kWh13.37 euro cents/kWh
H2 20138.20 euro cents/kWh3.65 euro cents/kWh11.85 euro cents/kWh
H1 20147.53 euro cents/kWh3.34 euro cents/kWh10.87 euro cents/kWh
H2 20147.10 euro cents/kWh2.91 euro cents/kWh10.01 euro cents/kWh
H1 20157.07 euro cents/kWh3.22 euro cents/kWh10.29 euro cents/kWh
H2 20156.81 euro cents/kWh3.08 euro cents/kWh9.89 euro cents/kWh
H1 20166.35 euro cents/kWh2.78 euro cents/kWh9.13 euro cents/kWh
H2 20166.43 euro cents/kWh2.83 euro cents/kWh9.26 euro cents/kWh
H1 20176.42 euro cents/kWh2.73 euro cents/kWh9.15 euro cents/kWh
H2 20176.58 euro cents/kWh2.78 euro cents/kWh9.36 euro cents/kWh
H1 20187.10 euro cents/kWh2.79 euro cents/kWh9.89 euro cents/kWh
H2 20187.34 euro cents/kWh2.96 euro cents/kWh10.30 euro cents/kWh
H1 20198.21 euro cents/kWh3.36 euro cents/kWh11.57 euro cents/kWh
H2 20198.53 euro cents/kWh3.53 euro cents/kWh12.06 euro cents/kWh
H1 20208.90 euro cents/kWh3.75 euro cents/kWh12.65 euro cents/kWh
H2 20208.48 euro cents/kWh3.65 euro cents/kWh12.13 euro cents/kWh
H1 20218.24 euro cents/kWh3.56 euro cents/kWh11.80 euro cents/kWh
H2 202111.30 euro cents/kWh4.08 euro cents/kWh15.38 euro cents/kWh
H1 202221.49 euro cents/kWh6.44 euro cents/kWh27.93 euro cents/kWh
H2 202233.95 euro cents/kWh8.56 euro cents/kWh42.51 euro cents/kWh
H1 202316.32 euro cents/kWh4.88 euro cents/kWh21.20 euro cents/kWh
H2 202315.60 euro cents/kWh4.85 euro cents/kWh20.45 euro cents/kWh
H1 202414.15 euro cents/kWh4.88 euro cents/kWh19.03 euro cents/kWh
H2 202415.01 euro cents/kWh4.85 euro cents/kWh19.86 euro cents/kWh
H1 202515.60 euro cents/kWh4.85 euro cents/kWh20.45 euro cents/kWh
H2 202517.18 euro cents/kWh5.59 euro cents/kWh22.77 euro cents/kWh
H1 202616.89 euro cents/kWh5.55 euro cents/kWh22.44 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for medium sized businesses in consumption band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh a year), in euros.

Electricity Prices in Romania: Questions

How much does electricity cost for a household in Romania?

In the first half of 2026, households in Romania paid 28.36 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 23.9% of the household price in Romania in the first half of 2026: 21.58 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 6.78 euro cents/kWh on top. The household price in Romania ranks 7th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

How much does electricity cost for a business in Romania?

In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Romania paid 22.44 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 24.7% of the medium sized business price in Romania in the first half of 2026: 16.89 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 5.55 euro cents/kWh on top. The medium sized business price in Romania ranks 11th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

Is electricity in Romania dearer than the European Union average?

In the second half of 2025, the household price in Romania was 28.93 euro cents/kWh, 0.1% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.