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EU Non-Household Power, Gas Prices Showed Declining Trend in 2025

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The average price for electricity for non-household consumers in the EU in H2 2025 was 18.37 euros ($21.62) per 100 kilowatt-hours, falling from 19.03 euros in the first half of last year, the European Commission said in a statistical report on Friday.

That marked the continuation of a "mild" downward trend in prices since early 2023 when non-household prices averaged 21.51 per 100 kWh. A separate report for prices of natural gas for non-household consumption showed similar trends.

The reports reflect broad trends in between two separate energy crises, with prices steadily slipping after a surge prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 before rocketing again after US strikes began on Iran in late February.

Ireland had the highest electricity prices in H2, 2025 at 25.52 euros per 100 kWh, followed by Cyprus at 24.29 and Germany at 22.65. Finnish and Swedish prices were lowest at 7.48 euros and 9.70 euros respectively.

In H2, 2025, prices fell in 18 EU countries versus H2, 2024, with the drops between 14% and 17% in Slovenia, Luxembourg and France, the Commission report said. Prices rose in five countries however, with the largest rise in Romania at 15.4%, followed by Sweden, up 9.4%, Bulgaria, up 6.8%, Belgium, up 2.8% and Slovakia, up 1.4%.

The average natural gas price for non-household consumers in H2, 2025 was 6.05 euros per 100 Kilowatt hours, a drop of 8.3% from 6.60 euros in the first half of the year.

The highest gas prices were in Sweden at 10.65 euros per 100 kWh with the lowest found in Portugal and Belgium with both at 4.81 euros.

There were decreases in gas prices in H2, 2025 versus H2 2024 in most EU countries and increases of between 1.7% and 6.5% in four countries.

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