Electricity prices for household consumers in Romania went up by 55% on the year-ago period, the same as in Estonia, which is the fourth highest increase of all.
The only countries to have seen a decline were Netherlands (54%), Slovenia (16%), Poland (3%) and Hungary (1%). The prices in the first three went down because of government subsidies, while in Hungary, it was because of the price controls set by the government.
Average price went up from EUR22 per 100 kWh in 2021 to EUR25.3 per 100 kWh in the first half of 2022.
Natural gas prices increased in 23 EU members, the highest being recorded in Estonia (154%), Lithuania (110%) and Bulgaria (108%).
Hungary saw the household price drop by 0.5%, again due to price controls.
Cyprus, Malta and Finland do not report natural gas prices.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)