On 23 April 2026, the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NEURC) adopted a decision to revise the price caps for Ukraine’s electricity market, covering the Day-Ahead Market (DAM), Intraday Market (IDM), and the Balancing Market.
The decision followed an open consultation process with market participants. The majority of comments and proposals submitted during the consultations were taken into account and published on NEURC’s official website.
Effective 1 May 2026, the following price caps will apply:
- Day-Ahead Market (DAM) and Intraday Market (IDM):
- maximum price – UAH 15,000/MWh;
- minimum price – UAH 10/MWh.
- Balancing Market:
- maximum price – UAH 17,000/MWh;
- minimum price – UAH 0.01/MWh.
The revised price caps are intended to support the stable operation of the electricity market amid a generation deficit and to strengthen incentives for electricity imports to help meet peak demand.
Yurii Vlasenko, Chairman of NEURC.
“The decision was adopted taking into account the positions of all key stakeholders, including NPC Ukrenergo and JSC Market Operator.
Under martial law and the continuing threat of attacks on energy infrastructure, ensuring the stable functioning of the electricity market remains essential. An additional factor is the situation in global energy markets, particularly the impact of natural gas prices.
Our priority is to maintain the balance of the power system and minimize consumer outages, including through additional balancing instruments such as electricity imports,”