He average electricity price in the wholesale market it will rise 14.8% this Sunday, reaching 28.72 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) compared to 25.02 euros this Saturday, but it will register between 16:00 and 17:00 one hour at -0.01 euros per MWh.
According to the latest data from the Iberian Electricity Market Operator (OMIE), the 28.72 euros per MWh represent an increase of 1223% compared to 2.17 euros on Sunday last week and an increase of 4,251% over 0.66 euros a month ago, on March 28.
However, in a year-on-year comparison, this Sunday registers a 73% cheaper since on April 28 of last year the price was 107.89 euros per MWh.
Precisely this week it became known that Spain It was the second country in the EU where the price fell the most of electricity for domestic use in 2023 compared to 2022, the year of the energy crisis.
Specifically, in the second half of last year it was 30% lower than the same period in 2022, according to the figures released this Thursday by the European statistics office, Eurostat.
These data suggest that the prices of the energy consumed in homes ended practically stabilized after the turbulence of 2022.
