The average price of electricity on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 rises a little more and reaches 134.09 euros/MWh for consumers with a regulated or indexed rate in the free market, according to data published by Red Eléctrica. With this increase, electricity is paid 0.57% more expensive, that is, about 0.76 euros more than on Monday, April 6, when its price was 133.33 euros/MWh.
It is necessary to take into account that the prices that appear here belong to the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC) and this means that they are different from those published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE), which reflect the price in the wholesale market and they are usually lower because it does not include concepts such as taxes and tolls.
When is electricity cheaper this Tuesday?
The cheapest hour will be from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a price of 80.56 euros/MWh. The next section in which electricity will have a lower cost will be included in the two-hour period that occurs between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., with a price of €80.61/MWh.
When is electricity most expensive this Tuesday?
If we talk about the maximum price of electricity, this occurs from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. with a price of 293.56 euros/MWh. It is also advisable to avoid the late afternoon and evening sections. Following this period, another period in which it is also important to avoid turning on the appliances is between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., where the cost will be €267.34/MWh.
Hourly electricity price, Tuesday, April 7 (PVPC)
With the small increase in the price of electricity, the difference in amounts between sections changes compared to the previous day, and adjusting consumption to the cheapest times of the day can make a big difference in the bill. The following list shows the PVPC hour by daylight hour for Tuesday, April 7:
- 00:00 to 01:00: 85.17 euros/MWh
- 01:00 to 02:00: 85.10 euros/MWh
- 02:00 to 03:00: 82.30 euros/MWh
- 03:00 to 04:00: 82.45 euros/MWh
- 04:00 to 05:00: 83.47 euros/MWh
- 05:00 to 06:00: 89.84 euros/MWh
- 06:00 to 07:00: 97.47 euros/MWh
- 07:00 to 08:00: 118.90 euros/MWh
- 08:00 to 09:00: 123.15 euros/MWh
- 09:00 to 10:00: 111.85 euros/MWh
- 10:00 to 11:00: 153.74 euros/MWh
- 11:00 to 12:00: 148.80 euros/MWh
- 12:00 to 13:00: 148.63 euros/MWh
- 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: 148.39 euros/MWh
- 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: 80.61 euros/MWh
- 15:00 to 16:00: 80.56 euros/MWh
- 16:00 to 17:00: 81.81 euros/MWh
- 17:00 to 18:00: 85.99 euros/MWh
- 18:00 to 19:00: 187.19 euros/MWh
- 19:00 to 20:00: 217.06 euros/MWh
- 20:00 to 21:00: 267.34 euros/MWh
- 21:00 to 22:00: 293.56 euros/MWh
- 22:00 to 23:00: 189.60 euros/MWh
- 23:00 to 24:00: 175.13 euros/MWh
The effect of geopolitical tension on the cost of energy
The escalation of tension in the Middle East has once again generated uncertainty in international energy markets, driving up the prices of natural gas and oil due to the risk of supply interruptions. Although Spain has an energy system increasingly supported by renewable sources, the European marginalist pricing model means that it is not immune to these turbulences. At times when wind or solar production does not cover demand, combined cycle plants come into operation. By depending on gas that is more expensive due to the international context, these technologies end up raising the price of the wholesale market and, with it, the final cost of electricity at certain times.
In the case of consumers covered by the Voluntary Price for Small Consumers (PVPC), the effect of this increase will be more contained than in previous crises, although it will continue to be noticeable. The recent reform of the system has introduced a mixed mechanism that combines daily prices with future references, which helps smooth out the most abrupt fluctuations. However, if the situation of instability continues and gas maintains high levels on a sustained basis, the increase in prices will end up progressively being transferred to the electricity bill, in a more gradual way but difficult to avoid in the medium term.
In this context, marked by the increase in costs for households and the high profits of energy companies, the Government of Spain has decided to act at the European level. Together with countries such as Germany, Italy, Austria and Portugal, it has proposed to the European Commission the creation of a specific tax on energy companies. The objective is to implement a temporary solidarity mechanism that allows part of these extraordinary benefits to be redistributed, thus alleviating the economic impact of the crisis and preventing it from falling exclusively on families and public accounts.