Vantage Energies · European power statistics
Spain negative power price hours, April 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Spain bidding zone (ES) in April 2026 was 149 hours, down 13 hours from March 2026 (162 hours).
149 hours · April 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
Published · Period to
Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh, Spain, April 2026
149 hours
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Spain (ES)
- Period
- 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30
- Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh
- 149
- Minimum hourly price
- -20.33 EUR/MWh
What was the number of negative-price hours in Spain in April 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Spain bidding zone (ES) in April 2026 was 149 hours, down 13 hours from March 2026 (162 hours). 149 hours · April 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does April 2026 compare with March 2026?
In Spain, April 2026 was down 13 hours from March 2026 (162 hours). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does Spain compare with other zones in April 2026?
Spain ranked 25th of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in April 2026. The lowest value was Italy Centre-North at 0 hours; the highest was Spain at 149 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Italy Centre-North | 0 hours |
| Italy North | 0 hours |
| Norway NO2 | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-South | 7 hours |
| Italy Sardinia | 7 hours |
| Estonia | 9 hours |
| Italy Calabria | 13 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 13 hours |
| Italy South | 13 hours |
| Finland | 14 hours |
| Latvia | 22 hours |
| Lithuania | 23 hours |
| Denmark West | 54 hours |
| Austria | 83 hours |
| Romania | 83 hours |
| Hungary | 84 hours |
| Switzerland | 88 hours |
| Poland | 89 hours |
| Czechia | 94 hours |
| Belgium | 103 hours |
| Netherlands | 108 hours |
| Germany | 119 hours |
| Portugal | 134 hours |
| France | 148 hours |
| Spain | 149 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30 in which the Spain (ES) day-ahead auction price, as published on the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), was at or below 0 EUR/MWh, on CET/CEST wall-clock days. A month with no such hour is a true zero, not missing data.
How should this figure be cited?
Cite it as "Vantage Energies, Spain negative power price hours, April 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/es-negative-hours-2026-04". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to April 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/es-negative-hours-2026-04