Electricity Prices in Romania 2026
Household electricity price · H1 2026 · Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, all taxes and levies included
Households in Romania pay an average of 0.2836 EUR per kWh for electricity in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 10 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is 0.1% above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, and the price fell by 2.0% compared with H2 2025. Taxes and levies account for 23.9 percent of the household price, about 0.0678 EUR of every kilowatt hour. Businesses in Romania pay 0.1854 EUR per kWh in band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 11 of 38 in Europe.
Romania household electricity price, H1 2026
Household price
0.2836
EUR/kWh, H1 2026, band DC, all taxes included
Rank
10 of 39
1 is the most expensive
Vs EU-27 average
+0.1%
above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR/kWh
Taxes and levies
23.9%
share of the household price
Business price
0.1854
EUR per kWh, rank 11 of 38
How the price in Romania compares
Household price vs EU-27 average
Household vs business price
Household: band DC, all taxes and levies included. Business: band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes. Bars scaled to 0.44 EUR/kWh. Source: Eurostat, nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, H1 2026.
Taxes and levies in Romania’s electricity price
What makes up the price in Romania
Romania vs its neighbours
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 0.2988 | -2.4% |
| 9 | Czechia | 0.2884 | -10.4% |
| 10 | Romania | 0.2836 | -2.0% |
| 11 | Finland | 0.2694 | +19.5% |
| 12 | Cyprus | 0.2688 | -3.1% |
What electricity costs in Romania: bill calculator
Annual cost in Romania: EUR 992.60
Monthly cost: EUR 82.72
At the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, the same use would cost EUR 991.20 a year.
Worked out as annual use multiplied by 0.2836 EUR per kWh, the H1 2026 household average for Romania (band DC, all taxes and levies included, Eurostat nrg_pc_204). Excludes any standing charge.
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How much does electricity cost in Romania?
Households in Romania pay an average of 0.2836 EUR per kWh in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 10 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is +0.1%, above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh.
How has the price in Romania changed?
The H1 2026 price is -2.0% compared with H2 2025. At the current average price, a household using 3,500 kWh a year would pay EUR 992.60 a year in unit costs, before any standing charge.
How much of the price in Romania is taxes and levies?
Taxes and levies make up 23.9 percent of the household price in Romania, about 0.0678 EUR of every kilowatt hour. The remaining 76.1 percent covers the energy itself, network charges and supplier costs.
What do businesses pay in Romania?
Businesses in Romania pay 0.1854 EUR per kWh in band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh per year), excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 11 of 38 in Europe. The EU-27 business average is 0.1800 EUR per kWh.
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Source: Eurostat, datasets nrg_pc_204 (household, band DC, all taxes and levies included) and nrg_pc_205 (business, band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes), H1 2026, © European Union, CC BY 4.0.