The price of electricity for this Thursday, April 1, 2026, drops again and stands at 5 euros/MWh, according to data published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE). This reflects that electricity becomes 2.82% cheaper, meaning that you will pay 0.15 euros less than this Wednesday in which its average price is 5.15 euros.
When is electricity cheaper this Thursday?
The cheapest hour will be from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a price of -5.00 euros, with other sections accumulating below zero euros in the central hours of the day.
When is electricity most expensive?
The maximum peak of electricity will be from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. with a price of 35.01 euros and there will be no more hours in the day above 35 euros.
Price of electricity this Thursday, April 2, by hour
Despite the new drop, it is worth knowing what the price of electricity will be hour by hour on Thursday, April 2, which can be consulted in the following list:
- 00:00 to 01:00: 10.23 euros/MWh
- 01:00 to 02:00: 7.27 euros/MWh
- 02:00 to 03:00: 5.46 euros/MWh
- 03:00 to 04:00: 5.50 euros/MWh
- 04:00 to 05:00: 5.46 euros/MWh
- 05:00 to 06:00: 5.65 euros/MWh
- 06:00 to 07:00: 5.87 euros/MWh
- 07:00 to 08:00: 8.66 euros/MWh
- 08:00 to 09:00: 4.47 euros/MWh
- 09:00 to 10:00: 0.26 euros/MWh
- 10:00 to 11:00: -0.79 euros/MWh
- 11:00 to 12:00: -2.08 euros/MWh
- 12:00 to 13:00: -2.80 euros/MWh
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: -3.43 euros/MWh
- 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: -4.00 euros/MWh
- 15:00 to 16:00: -5.00 euros/MWh
- 16:00 to 17:00: -5.00 euros/MWh
- 17:00 to 18:00: -4.00 euros/MWh
- 18:00 to 19:00: -0.74 euros/MWh
- 19:00 to 20:00: 1.26 euros/MWh
- 20:00 to 21:00: 15.85 euros/MWh
- 21:00 to 22:00: 35.01 euros/MWh
- 22:00 to 23:00: 25.79 euros/MWh
- 23:00 to 24:00: 11.22 euros/MWh
Evolution of the price of electricity during the first 2 days of April
After this second day of April, the average price of electricity stands at 5.08 euros, which means that an average of 38.22 euros less has been paid than last year, in which the average for these two days was 43.30 euros.
If we compare it by days, on April 2, 2025 the average price was 27.99 euros, so we now pay 22.98 euros less.
| Date | 2025 | 2026 | Difference in euros/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 58.60 | 5.15 | -53.45 |
| April 2 | 27.99 | 5.00 | -38.22 |