The average price of electricity for this Sunday, April 26, 2026 is 35.30 euros per megawatt hour (euros/MWh) according to official data published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE). Electricity, on this second day of the weekend, experiences a sharp drop of 30.5% if the average price of electricity (pool) this Saturday is taken into account, which was 50.79 euros/MWh. If translated into your pocket, the difference is 15.49 euros.
This amount refers to the wholesale market, which does not take into account taxes or tolls. These do appear in the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC) that affects consumers with an indexed rate in the free market and will be known late in the afternoon when Red Eléctrica publishes it.
When is electricity cheaper this Sunday?
The cheapest hour of electricity this Sunday will be from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a price of -5.12 euros/MWh. A good time to save at the end of the month is during the morning and early afternoon, since electricity is cheaper there.
When is electricity most expensive this Sunday?
On the contrary, the highest price of electricity will occur from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. when it will reach 95.08 euros/MWh. Once again, the hours at which using electricity is prohibitive fall in the night and early morning hours.
Price of electricity per hour Sunday, April 26
To know when it is best to turn on the appliances or turn on the light, you have to check the price of electricity hour by hour during the 24 hours of the day. To do this, it is good to take into account this graph and list with the best hours to save on the electricity bill and which is prepared with official data from the OMIE.
| Hour | Price (euros/MWh) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 – 01:00 | 77.53 |
| 01:00 – 02:00 | 60.90 |
| 02:00 – 03:00 | 55.20 |
| 03:00 – 04:00 | 49.50 |
| 04:00 – 05:00 | 50.00 |
| 05:00 – 06:00 | 53.53 |
| 06:00 – 07:00 | 64.59 |
| 07:00 – 08:00 | 65.41 |
| 08:00 – 09:00 | 24.94 |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | 0.10 |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | -2.08 |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | -4.25 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | -5.00 |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | -5.00 |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | -5.00 |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | -5.12 |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | -4.50 |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | -0.56 |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | 2.98 |
| 19:00 – 20:00 | 31.23 |
| 20:00 – 21:00 | 72.77 |
| 21:00 – 22:00 | 93.16 |
| 22:00 – 23:00 | 95.08 |
| 23:00 – 24:00 | 81.80 |
Evolution of the price of electricity during the first 26 days of April
The average price during these 26 days of April has been 39.59 euros, which means that electricity is 9.63 euros more expensive than when compared to a year ago when the average price was 29.96 euros/MWh.
Now, when comparing today with the same day a year ago, an increase of 537.2% can be seen since the April 26, 2025 The average price was 5.54 euros per megawatt hour while this year it is 35.30 euros.
| Date | 2025 | 2026 | Difference in euros/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 58.60 | 5.15 | -53.45 |
| April 2 | 27.99 | 5.00 | -38.22 |
| April 3 | 22.10 | 14.44 | -7.66 |
| April 4 | 11.24 | 21.21 | 9.97 |
| April 5 | 24.42 | 23.15 | -1.27 |
| April 6 | 26.56 | 19.40 | -7.16 |
| April 7 | 56.14 | 33.48 | -22.66 |
| April 8 | 47.67 | 63.21 | 15.54 |
| April 9 | 31.98 | 53.20 | 21,22 |
| April 10 | 19.20 | 44.48 | 19.20 |
| April 11 | 18.35 | 28.91 | 10.56 |
| April 12 | 27.01 | 13.33 | -13.68 |
| April 13 | 18.35 | 23.81 | 5.46 |
| April 14 | 24.54 | 45.97 | 21.43 |
| April 15 | 11.73 | 59.90 | 48.17 |
| April 16 | 12,14 | 69.33 | 57.19 |
| April 17 | 21.94 | 70.87 | 48.93 |
| April 18 | 12.35 | 46.56 | 34.21 |
| April 19 | 1.72 | 36.22 | 34.50 |
| April 20 | 10.71 | 50.85 | 40.14 |
| April 21 | 49.09 | 45.28 | 3.81 |
| April 22 | 64.39 | 49 | 15.39 |
| April 23 | 44.23 | 49.08 | 4.85 |
| April 24 | 43.53 | 72.64 | 29.11 |
| April 25 | 48.17 | 50.79 | 2.62 |
| April 26 | 5.54 | 35.30 | -29.76 |
More than 1,270 watts of renewables receive construction authorization in the first quarter
During the first quarter of 2026, public administrations authorized the construction of 102 renewable energy projects in Spain, with a total power of 1,272.7 megawatts (MW), according to data collected by Opina 360 from the BOE and regional bulletins. Almost all of this new capacity corresponds to photovoltaic solar energy, which represents 97.6% of the total (1,242.1 MW), while wind power lags far behind with just 30.6 MW.
By territory, Andalusia clearly leads the new authorized power, reaching 632 MW, followed at a great distance by Aragón (163.5 MW), Murcia (115 MW), the Valencian Community (106.8 MW) and Castilla y León (102.3 MW). In contrast, Cantabria, Galicia and La Rioja have not granted any authorization in this period, which reflects an unequal territorial distribution in the development of new projects.
Despite these figures, the report warns of a significant slowdown in the pace of renewable implementation. The authorized volume is less than half that registered in the same quarter of the previous year and, in addition, projects have been rejected for a power greater than that approved: in total, 84 initiatives totaling 1,756 MW, mainly due to unfavorable environmental reports or due to the withdrawal of the promoters.