Egypt electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Egypt is
EGP 0.828 per kWh or USD 0.017.
The electricity price for businesses is
EGP 1.150 kWh or
USD 0.024.
These retail prices were collected in December 2023 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Egypt with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from June 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (EgyptERA), The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company
Electricity price analysis for Egypt
- Residential electricity prices in Egypt are 17.30% of the world average electricity price and 21.61% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Egypt are 24.29% of the world average price and 33.75% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 72.00% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Egypt are 109.22% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 36.36% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
