Spain one of the priciest for power

SPAIN has the fifth most expensive electricity in the European Union according to data released on Friday (May 27) by Eurostat.

The figures published refer to the second half of 2015, with the average price of electricity in Spain registered over the period at €23.70 per 100 kilowatts per hour.

Spain was beaten only by Denmark (€30.4), Germany (€29.5), Ireland (€24.5) and Italy (€24.3).

When it came to domestic gas Spain was even higher up the list, coming third behind just Sweden and Portugal.