Electricity prices in Czechia 2022

In 2022, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in Czechia was 5.961 Kč /kWh. Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.

Year average
5.961 Kč /kWh
Cheapest month
February 2022
3.746 Kč /kWh
Most expensive month
August 2022
11.515 Kč /kWh
11.515 Kč3.746 Kč010203040506070809101112January 2022: 4.345 Kč /kWhFebruary 2022: 3.746 Kč /kWhMarch 2022: 6.286 Kč /kWhApril 2022: 4.209 Kč /kWhMay 2022: 4.563 Kč /kWhJune 2022: 5.434 Kč /kWhJuly 2022: 7.722 Kč /kWhAugust 2022: 11.515 Kč /kWhSeptember 2022: 8.815 Kč /kWhOctober 2022: 4.067 Kč /kWhNovember 2022: 4.763 Kč /kWhDecember 2022: 6.061 Kč /kWh

Monthly breakdown — 2022

MonthCZK/MWhCZK/kWhMW
January 20224,344.55 Kč4.345 Kč8,456
February 20223,746.09 Kč3.746 Kč8,411
March 20226,286.11 Kč6.286 Kč8,193
April 20224,209.03 Kč4.209 Kč7,543
May 20224,563.36 Kč4.563 Kč6,916
June 20225,433.53 Kč5.434 Kč6,838
July 20227,722.15 Kč7.722 Kč6,322
August 202211,515.40 Kč11.515 Kč6,400
September 20228,814.73 Kč8.815 Kč6,761
October 20224,067.16 Kč4.067 Kč6,928
November 20224,763.36 Kč4.763 Kč7,753
December 20226,061.23 Kč6.061 Kč7,919

Czechia generates around 36 TWh annually from its six VVER reactors at Dukovany and Temelín — over 40% of the national supply — making nuclear the backbone of the system. ČEPS, the national TSO, operates the CZ bidding zone synchronously inside the Central European block and runs the OTE day-ahead market. Lignite from the Most basin still provides ~32% of generation but is scheduled to phase out by 2038.

Two new EPR1200-class reactors are under construction at Dukovany — first concrete poured in 2024, commercial operation targeted for 2036. Wind has been politically constrained for decades and contributes under 1% of generation; solar, by contrast, has expanded to over 4 GW following the 2023 net-billing reform.

Czechia is a large net exporter, with around 14 TWh of surplus heading west to Germany and south to Austria each year.

Current electricity prices in Czechia