Ethiopia electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Ethiopia is
ETB 0.349 per kWh or USD 0.003.
The electricity price for businesses is
ETB 1.223 kWh or
USD 0.011.
These retail prices were collected in December 2023 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Ethiopia with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from June 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, Ethiopian Electricity Utility
Electricity price analysis for Ethiopia
- Residential electricity prices in Ethiopia are 4.05% of the world average electricity price and 5.05% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Ethiopia are 14.34% of the world average price and 19.92% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 28.54% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Ethiopia are 133.36% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 33.37% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
