Romania’s day-ahead average electricity price reached EUR 239.32/MWh in October, 96.32% higher than in October 2025, according to OPCOM, which operates the country’s day-ahead market. The increase reflected tighter wholesale power markets across Southeast Europe, while traded volume remained below its year-earlier level.
The October average was up 35.87% from EUR 176.14/MWh in September. Day-ahead trading totaled about 1.263 TWh, 4.17% more than in September but 13.8% less than a year earlier. Average traded volume was around 1,695 MWh per hour.
The value of day-ahead transactions reached approximately EUR 299.6 million, rising 41.72% month on month and 62.28% from EUR 184.6 million a year earlier. The increase in turnover was driven primarily by higher electricity prices rather than growth in traded volume.
Intraday trading totaled around 147,720 MWh, up 6.73% from September but down 11.52% from October 2025. Its average price was EUR 232.08/MWh, a 36.62% monthly increase and an 83.72% year-on-year rise. The October results point to price volatility and the cost of balancing short-term positions rising faster than physical trading volumes, increasing the importance of forecasting, cross-border access and flexible generation for Romanian market participants.