Electricity prices in Belgium 2022

In 2022, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in Belgium was € 0.2438 /kWh. Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.

Year average
€ 0.2438 /kWh
Cheapest month
October 2022
€ 0.1576 /kWh
Most expensive month
August 2022
€ 0.4482 /kWh
€ 0.4482€ 0.1576010203040506070809101112January 2022: € 0.1913 /kWhFebruary 2022: € 0.1624 /kWhMarch 2022: € 0.2661 /kWhApril 2022: € 0.1863 /kWhMay 2022: € 0.1765 /kWhJune 2022: € 0.2192 /kWhJuly 2022: € 0.3215 /kWhAugust 2022: € 0.4482 /kWhSeptember 2022: € 0.3462 /kWhOctober 2022: € 0.1576 /kWhNovember 2022: € 0.1808 /kWhDecember 2022: € 0.2692 /kWh

Monthly breakdown — 2022

Month€/MWh€/kWhMW
January 2022€ 191.34€ 0.191310,670
February 2022€ 162.38€ 0.162410,592
March 2022€ 266.05€ 0.26619,920
April 2022€ 186.30€ 0.18639,427
May 2022€ 176.55€ 0.17659,072
June 2022€ 219.23€ 0.21929,098
July 2022€ 321.51€ 0.32158,683
August 2022€ 448.22€ 0.44828,842
September 2022€ 346.17€ 0.34628,988
October 2022€ 157.57€ 0.15768,887
November 2022€ 180.80€ 0.18089,078
December 2022€ 269.23€ 0.26929,833

Belgium's electricity mix shifted sharply after the 2025 nuclear phase-out plan was partially reversed: Doel 4 and Tihange 3 will run until 2035, supplying around 25% of generation, while gas-fired CCGTs cover the steady-state load. Wind — split roughly 60/40 onshore/offshore — provides the largest renewable share, with the country's North Sea zone hosting some of Europe's densest offshore wind clusters. Elia, the national TSO, runs a single bidding zone (BE) tightly coupled to France, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and the UK via the Nemo Link HVDC.

Day-ahead clearing happens on EPEX SPOT Belgium. Solar PV has tripled since 2020 thanks to generous net-metering reforms; rooftop PV now covers about 9% of annual demand.

Industrial users still rely heavily on imported electricity, especially during winter cold spells when domestic capacity tightens.

Current electricity prices in Belgium