APRIL 2023: DAM AVERAGE ELECTRICITY PRICE REDUCED BY 12,52%

03.05.2023

The price index of base-load electricity on the day-ahead market amounts to 2 718,62 UAH/MWh in April 2023, that is 12,52% lower than the average electricity price in March of this year. The weighted average price of electricity purchase and sale on the DAM was 2 813,74 UAH/MWh, that is 13,14% lower compared with the previous month. On the intraday market the weighted average price of electricity traded was 3 181,49 UAH/MWh.

The volume of trades on the day-ahead market reduced by 33,32%, and on the intraday market increased by 16,23% this month. So, 1 433 556,1 MWh of electricity were traded on both market segments in April. The DAM supply, as well as the DAM demand, reduced more than 32%, the IDM demand increased by 15,64%, and the IDM supply decreased by 26,10 % in April.

The electricity average prices on the day-ahead market of Ukraine are more than 1,5 times lower than the same prices in Romania, Slovak Republic and Hungary.

* All prices are net of VAT.   

More detailed information on the DAM and IDM operations for April 2023 can be found in the Market Operator’s report, which is available in both interactive and PDF format in Ukrainian and English. 

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