Electricity prices in Slovenia remained among the most competitive in the European Union last year, with households paying the sixth-lowest final electricity prices across the bloc, according to an analysis by network operator ELES based on Eurostat data.
The study, presented by ELES CEO Aleksander Mervar, shows that Slovenia further strengthened its position compared to 2024. Prices for non-household consumers ranked as the tenth-lowest in the EU, while wholesale electricity costs for industrial users also improved relative to the previous year.
On average, household electricity prices across the EU were nearly 48% higher than those in Slovenia in 2025. For business consumers, electricity costs across the bloc exceeded Slovenian levels by more than 17%.
According to the analysis, Slovenia’s final electricity prices declined more sharply than the EU average and also fell faster than in neighboring countries. Mervar noted that earlier electricity price regulation measures contributed to this outcome, adding that extended household price caps in 2024 would have further improved Slovenia’s relative position.
The report also examined wholesale electricity trends. While wholesale prices for households in Slovenia increased after the expiration of broad regulatory measures, average wholesale prices across the EU and neighboring markets generally declined. In wholesale terms for households, Slovenia ranked thirteenth-lowest in the EU in 2025, down from tenth place a year earlier. However, household electricity costs across the EU still remained more than 20% higher than in Slovenia.
For industrial and non-household consumers, Slovenia recorded a stronger decline in wholesale electricity prices than most neighboring countries and the wider EU market. The sharpest reductions were seen among the largest industrial users, where prices fell by around 20% compared to 2024.
A key factor supporting Slovenia’s competitiveness was its relatively low network charges, which accounted for just 12.4% of final electricity prices — the third-lowest share in the EU, behind only Cyprus and Greece.
At the same time, procurement costs represented a relatively high share of final prices in Slovenia at 63.2%, among the highest levels in the EU.
The analysis further showed that household network fees in Slovenia fell by 27.4% last year, making them the sixth-lowest in the bloc. Across the EU, by contrast, household network fees increased and were more than 82% higher on average than in Slovenia.
For business consumers, network charges in Slovenia declined by around 6% in 2025, while average fees elsewhere in the EU and neighboring markets rose by approximately 9%. Slovenian non-household network fees ranked as the fourth-lowest in the EU, and were more than twice as low as the European average.
Mervar noted that such low network charges appear unusual given the relatively small size of Slovenia’s electricity system, where infrastructure costs are typically higher per unit. He also emphasized that Slovenia’s transmission network is considered one of the three most advanced systems in the European Union.
