India electricity prices
The residential electricity price in India is
INR 6.860 per kWh or USD 0.071.
The electricity price for businesses is
INR 10.280 kWh or
USD 0.107.
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: Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM), BSES Rajdhani Power Limited, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB), Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO)
Electricity price analysis for India
- Residential electricity prices in India are 43.99% of the world average electricity price and 88.85% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in India are 70.98% of the world average price and 107.27% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 65.76% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in India are 89.62% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 125.63% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of India
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2024, electricity in India is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 78.45%,
wind 4.49%,
solar 6.70%,
hydro 7.66%,
nuclear 2.71%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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