Belgium electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Belgium is
EUR 0.345 per kWh or USD 0.389.
The electricity price for businesses is
EUR 0.224 kWh or
USD 0.253.
These retail prices were collected in September 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from March 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Commissie voor de Regulering van de Elektriciteit en het Gas (CREG), Vlaamse Regulator van de Elektriciteits- en Gasmarkt (VREG), Waalse Commissie voor Energie (CWaPE)
Electricity price analysis for Belgium
- Residential electricity prices in Belgium are 247.80% of the world average electricity price and 168.55% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in Belgium are 158.40% of the world average price and 124.30% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 158.90% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Belgium are 156.25% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 137.73% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Belgium
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Belgium is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 30.30%,
wind 13.58%,
solar 8.05%,
hydro 0.25%,
nuclear 47.82%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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