Malawi electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Malawi is
MWK 151.200 per kWh or USD 0.087.
The electricity price for businesses is
MWK 292.970 kWh or
USD 0.168.
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: Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM), Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA)
Electricity price analysis for Malawi
- Residential electricity prices in Malawi are 50.34% of the world average electricity price and 63.30% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Malawi are 103.52% of the world average price and 128.12% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 51.61% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Malawi are 112.88% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 267.70% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Malawi
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2024, electricity in Malawi is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 4.49%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 0.56%,
hydro 94.94%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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