Ethiopia electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Ethiopia is
ETB 1.094 per kWh or USD 0.007.
The electricity price for businesses is
ETB 2.711 kWh or
USD 0.017.
These retail prices were collected in March 2026 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 September 2026 are available for download.
Sources: Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, Ethiopian Electricity Utility
Electricity price analysis for Ethiopia
- Residential electricity prices in Ethiopia are 3.83% of the world average electricity price and 4.82% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Ethiopia are 10.04% of the world average price and 12.42% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 40.51% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Ethiopia are 125.06% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 49.67% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Ethiopia
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2024, electricity in Ethiopia is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 0.00%,
wind 3.37%,
solar 0.24%,
hydro 96.21%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.18%.
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