Electricity prices in Hungary 2024
In 2024, the average wholesale day-ahead electricity price in Hungary was 35.7 Ft /kWh (▼6% vs 2023). Below is the month-by-month breakdown plus a chart of how prices moved through the year.
Monthly breakdown — 2024
| Month | HUF/MWh | HUF/kWh | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 30,392 Ft | 30.4 Ft | 5,526 |
| February 2024 | 24,568 Ft | 24.6 Ft | 5,080 |
| March 2024 | 23,194 Ft | 23.2 Ft | 4,671 |
| April 2024 | 22,103 Ft | 22.1 Ft | 4,284 |
| May 2024 | 25,597 Ft | 25.6 Ft | 4,108 |
| June 2024 | 32,527 Ft | 32.5 Ft | 4,435 |
| July 2024 | 48,003 Ft | 48.0 Ft | 4,717 |
| August 2024 | 42,780 Ft | 42.8 Ft | 4,553 |
| September 2024 | 37,569 Ft | 37.6 Ft | 4,526 |
| October 2024 | 32,725 Ft | 32.7 Ft | 4,660 |
| November 2024 | 57,977 Ft | 58.0 Ft | 5,326 |
| December 2024 | 50,966 Ft | 51.0 Ft | 5,337 |
Hungary's electricity sector leans heavily on the four-reactor Paks nuclear plant, which delivers around 47% of generation — among the highest nuclear shares in the EU. The Paks-2 expansion with two new VVER-1200 reactors, contracted with Rosatom in 2014, has been repeatedly delayed by sanctions and financing obstacles; first concrete is now targeted for 2025. MAVIR, the national TSO, operates the HU bidding zone and runs the HUPX day-ahead market.
Solar capacity exploded from under 1 GW in 2020 to over 6 GW by 2025, accounting for ~25% of summer midday generation; the country's flat plains and cheap rural land made deployment exceptionally fast. Wind has been administratively frozen since 2016.
Hungary remains a large net importer, especially in winter, drawing on Slovak nuclear and Austrian hydro via the Continental European synchronous grid.