Croatia’s CROPEX activity rises in April 2026 as electricity prices fall across day-ahead and intraday markets

April 2026 brought a clear shift in Croatia’s short-term power market: trading volumes rose while prices moved lower across major segments on the CROPEX exchange. For market participants, the combination typically signals softer near-term pricing conditions even as liquidity improves.

Higher volumes across the exchange

Total electricity traded on CROPEX in April reached 1,179,096.4 MWh, an increase of 19.1% compared with March. Day-ahead trading accounted for 913,476.3 MWh of the total, while intraday volumes were recorded at 265,620.1 MWh.

Compared with the same month last year, overall trading volume was higher by 20.1%, pointing to continued growth in market activity rather than a one-off monthly fluctuation.

Lower prices in both baseload and peak segments

Price trends reinforced the softer market picture. The average daily baseload price on the day-ahead market in April was €90.42/MWh, down 17.9% month-on-month. Peak pricing fell more sharply: the average euro-peak price dropped to €58.66/MWh, which represents a decline of 37.4% compared with March.

This steeper reduction in peak-hour pricing suggests weaker pricing conditions during periods of higher demand and reduced volatility within that segment.

Intraday prices also declined

On the intraday market, the average price in April was €87.55/MWh, down 20.3% from March. Taken together with the day-ahead results, the data indicates that lower price levels were broad-based across CROPEX’s main trading windows.

Overall, April’s CROPEX figures show rising liquidity alongside declining prices across all major segments—an outcome consistent with changing regional supply-demand dynamics and softer short-term conditions for electricity trading.