Electricity prices in Czechia 2022

In 2022, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in Czechia was 5.984 Kč /kWh. Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.

Year average
5.984 Kč /kWh
Cheapest month
February 2022
3.761 Kč /kWh
Most expensive month
August 2022
11.561 Kč /kWh
11.561 Kč3.761 Kč010203040506070809101112January 2022: 4.362 Kč /kWhFebruary 2022: 3.761 Kč /kWhMarch 2022: 6.311 Kč /kWhApril 2022: 4.226 Kč /kWhMay 2022: 4.581 Kč /kWhJune 2022: 5.455 Kč /kWhJuly 2022: 7.753 Kč /kWhAugust 2022: 11.561 Kč /kWhSeptember 2022: 8.850 Kč /kWhOctober 2022: 4.083 Kč /kWhNovember 2022: 4.782 Kč /kWhDecember 2022: 6.085 Kč /kWh

Monthly breakdown — 2022

MonthCZK/MWhCZK/kWhMW
January 20224,361.81 Kč4.362 Kč8,456
February 20223,760.97 Kč3.761 Kč8,411
March 20226,311.08 Kč6.311 Kč8,193
April 20224,225.75 Kč4.226 Kč7,543
May 20224,581.49 Kč4.581 Kč6,916
June 20225,455.12 Kč5.455 Kč6,838
July 20227,752.82 Kč7.753 Kč6,322
August 202211,561.14 Kč11.561 Kč6,400
September 20228,849.75 Kč8.850 Kč6,761
October 20224,083.32 Kč4.083 Kč6,928
November 20224,782.28 Kč4.782 Kč7,753
December 20226,085.31 Kč6.085 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