Electricity prices in Czechia 2022

In 2022, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in Czechia was 5.970 Kč /kWh. Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.

Year average
5.970 Kč /kWh
Cheapest month
February 2022
3.752 Kč /kWh
Most expensive month
August 2022
11.534 Kč /kWh
11.534 Kč3.752 Kč010203040506070809101112January 2022: 4.352 Kč /kWhFebruary 2022: 3.752 Kč /kWhMarch 2022: 6.297 Kč /kWhApril 2022: 4.216 Kč /kWhMay 2022: 4.571 Kč /kWhJune 2022: 5.443 Kč /kWhJuly 2022: 7.735 Kč /kWhAugust 2022: 11.534 Kč /kWhSeptember 2022: 8.829 Kč /kWhOctober 2022: 4.074 Kč /kWhNovember 2022: 4.771 Kč /kWhDecember 2022: 6.071 Kč /kWh

Monthly breakdown — 2022

MonthCZK/MWhCZK/kWhMW
January 20224,351.74 Kč4.352 Kč8,456
February 20223,752.29 Kč3.752 Kč8,411
March 20226,296.52 Kč6.297 Kč8,193
April 20224,215.99 Kč4.216 Kč7,543
May 20224,570.92 Kč4.571 Kč6,916
June 20225,442.53 Kč5.443 Kč6,838
July 20227,734.93 Kč7.735 Kč6,322
August 202211,534.46 Kč11.534 Kč6,400
September 20228,829.33 Kč8.829 Kč6,761
October 20224,073.89 Kč4.074 Kč6,928
November 20224,771.24 Kč4.771 Kč7,753
December 20226,071.27 Kč6.071 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