The price of electricity in the regulated market increases this Friday to an average of 0.28289 euros per kilowatt hour. The cheapest section will be at dawn and from 2 pm to 6 pm, while the most expensive will be from 8 am to 12 pm and from 6 pm to 10 pm.

The average price of electricity in the wholesale market will rise 8.4% on Friday compared to this Thursday, once again being above the level of 200 euros per megawatt hour (MWh).

In this way, the average price of the 'pool' will stand this Friday at 202.99 euros/MWh, almost 16 euros above the 187.27 euros of yesterday, according to data published by the Iberian Energy Market Operator (OMIE) and collected by Europa Press.

Compared to a year ago, the average price of electricity for this Friday will be 239% more expensive than the 59.8 euros/MWh of May 13, 2021.

The prices of the 'pool' have a direct impact on the regulated rate -the so-called PVPC-, to which almost 11 million households in the country are covered, and serve as a reference for the other 17 million who have contracted their supply in the free market .