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France day-ahead power price, March 2026
The average day-ahead power price in the France bidding zone (FR) in March 2026 was 63.85 EUR/MWh, up 38.7 % from February 2026 (46.02 EUR/MWh).
63.85 EUR/MWh · March 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
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Average day-ahead price, France, March 2026
63.85 EUR/MWh
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- France (FR)
- Period
- 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31
- Average price
- 63.85 EUR/MWh
- Minimum quarter-hour price
- -4.00 EUR/MWh
- Maximum quarter-hour price
- 291.10 EUR/MWh
- Minimum hourly index price
- -3.53 EUR/MWh
- Maximum hourly index price
- 218.06 EUR/MWh
- Prices observed
- 2’972 quarter-hour prices (743 hours)
What was the average France day-ahead power price in March 2026?
The average day-ahead power price in the France bidding zone (FR) in March 2026 was 63.85 EUR/MWh, up 38.7 % from February 2026 (46.02 EUR/MWh). 63.85 EUR/MWh · March 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does March 2026 compare with February 2026?
In France, March 2026 was up 38.7 % from February 2026 (46.02 EUR/MWh). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does France compare with other zones in March 2026?
France ranked 5th lowest of 25 published zones for the average day-ahead power price in March 2026. The lowest value was Finland at 27.79 EUR/MWh; the highest was Italy Sicily at 146.56 EUR/MWh.
| Zone | Day-ahead price average |
|---|---|
| Finland | 27.79 EUR/MWh |
| Portugal | 40.86 EUR/MWh |
| Spain | 41.77 EUR/MWh |
| Estonia | 61.44 EUR/MWh |
| France | 63.85 EUR/MWh |
| Latvia | 75.03 EUR/MWh |
| Lithuania | 82.15 EUR/MWh |
| Belgium | 92.61 EUR/MWh |
| Denmark West | 97.51 EUR/MWh |
| Netherlands | 98.90 EUR/MWh |
| Germany | 99.29 EUR/MWh |
| Norway NO2 | 103.96 EUR/MWh |
| Poland | 104.63 EUR/MWh |
| Romania | 105.18 EUR/MWh |
| Czechia | 109.92 EUR/MWh |
| Austria | 112.38 EUR/MWh |
| Hungary | 117.40 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Sardinia | 131.51 EUR/MWh |
| Switzerland | 133.30 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Calabria | 138.21 EUR/MWh |
| Italy South | 138.37 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Centre-South | 143.68 EUR/MWh |
| Italy North | 144.15 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Centre-North | 144.16 EUR/MWh |
| Italy Sicily | 146.56 EUR/MWh |
How is this statistic computed?
The France bidding zone (FR) clears its day-ahead auction in 15-minute steps. Vantage Energies takes every quarter-hour price published on the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), assigns it to its CET/CEST wall-clock day, averages each clock hour's quarter-hour prices into an hourly price, and averages those hourly prices from 2026-03-01 to 2026-03-31. The quarter-hour minimum and maximum are the lowest and highest single quarter-hour prices in that window. The same aggregation serves the Vantage Insights charts and the Vantage API. The hourly index minimum and maximum are its lowest and highest prices in that window. The hourly index is the zone's published hourly price, or the mean of the hour's four quarter-hour prices for an hour without one. The negative-hours statistic and the Vantage API quote their minimum on the same index.
How should this figure be cited?
Cite it as "Vantage Energies, France day-ahead power price, March 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/fr-da-average-2026-03". The permalink is permanent: it always covers March 2026, and this page states how its figure is computed.
Vantage Energies, France day-ahead power price, March 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/fr-da-average-2026-03