Electricity for businesses rose 7.9% year on year in euro terms in Romania, while the EU average fell by 5.4%

The average electricity price for non-household consumers in Romania with annual consumption of at least 500 MWh and below 2,000 MWh increased by approximately 7.9% in euro terms in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. The European Union average decreased by 5.4% over the same period, according to data published by Eurostat on November 4. In the national currency, the Romanian price increased by 10.9%.

In brief

1.For the category analyzed, electricity in Romania became 7.9% more expensive annually in euro terms and 10.9% more expensive in lei in the first half of 2026. The EU average decreased by 5.4% in euro terms.

2.Romania reached 18.54 euros per 100 kWh, approximately 3% above the EU average of 18 euros. Compared with the second half of 2025, the Romanian price nevertheless decreased by about 1.7% in euro terms.

3.The electricity data concern non-household consumers with annual consumption of at least 500 MWh and below 2,000 MWh. VAT and other recoverable taxes are excluded, and the figures do not represent the average for all companies or wholesale prices.

4.For gas, for a distinct consumption band, the price in Romania decreased annually by approximately 3.8% in euro terms and by 1.1% in lei, to 0.0539 euros/kWh. The EU average was 0.0616 euros/kWh, down 6.7% year on year.

5.Gas in Romania became approximately 4.9% more expensive in euro terms compared with the previous half-year. Annual and half-year comparisons may have opposite meanings, and the data do not describe current bills in November.

Romania thus moved from below the European average to a level approximately 3% higher. In the first half of 2025, the price was 0.1719 euros/kWh in Romania, compared with 0.1903 euros/kWh in the EU. One year later, the figures were 0.1854 and 0.1800 euros/kWh, respectively. For 100 kWh, the comparison is 18.54 euros in Romania and 18 euros in the EU; for one MWh, it is 185.40 and 180 euros.

The annual increase coexists with a slight decrease compared with the previous half-year. The price in Romania had fallen from 0.1887 euros/kWh in July–December 2025 to 0.1854 euros/kWh in January–June 2026, a reduction of about 1.7% in euro terms. At EU level, the decrease between the two consecutive half-years was 2%. The Romanian price was therefore lower than six months earlier, but higher than in the same period of the previous year.

The difference between the change in lei and that in euros results from currency conversion. The Eurostat series in the national currency indicates an increase from 0.8602 to 0.9536 lei/kWh between the first halves of 2025 and 2026, equivalent to 10.9%. Eurostat converts prices into euros using the average exchange rate for the reported period. Thus, the 7.9% increase used in the European comparison is not the price increase measured in lei.

The category analyzed is defined by electricity consumption, not by the number of employees or turnover. It does not represent the average for all companies: a smaller consumer or an installation with annual consumption of at least 2,000 MWh falls into other statistical bands. The figures are average prices charged to final consumers, not wholesale market quotations. The EU average is weighted according to consumption, not a simple average of national prices.

The prices include energy and supply, network costs, and non-recoverable taxes. VAT and other taxes that non-household consumers can recover are excluded, in order to compare the costs that effectively remain their responsibility. The data should therefore not be described as prices excluding all taxes: Eurostat also publishes such a series separately.

The highest levels in the EU were in Ireland, at approximately 0.27 euros/kWh, followed by Cyprus and Italy, both at around 0.23 euros/kWh. At the opposite end were Finland, at approximately 0.09 euros/kWh, and Sweden, at 0.12 euros/kWh. Romania exceeded the EU average without reaching the highest levels. In annual comparisons based on national currencies, Eurostat reports price decreases in 19 member states.

For gas, the comparison concerns another category: non-household consumers with annual consumption of at least 10,000 and below 100,000 gigajoules. The price in Romania decreased from 0.0560 euros/kWh in the first half of 2025 to 0.0539 euros/kWh in the first half of 2026, or by approximately 3.8%. In lei, the annual decrease was about 1.1%. The EU average fell by 6.7%, to 0.0616 euros/kWh, remaining above the Romanian level.

Compared with the second half of 2025, when the price in Romania was 0.0514 euros/kWh, gas nevertheless became approximately 4.9% more expensive in euro terms. The EU average also increased between these two consecutive half-years, by 1.8%. Eurostat records annual gas price decreases in 24 of the 25 states with available data; Cyprus and Malta do not report this category. The comparison uses the same exclusion of recoverable taxes, but the different consumption band does not allow the calculation of a combined average electricity and gas bill for the same company.

The statistics describe the period January–June 2026, not November tariffs or the result for the entire year. The cost borne by each company may differ from these averages depending on the supplier, consumption, and contractual conditions.