Russia electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Russia is
RUB 5.860 per kWh or USD 0.073.
The electricity price for businesses is
RUB 7.715 kWh or
USD 0.096.
These retail prices were collected in September 2024 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 March 2025 are available for download.
Sources: ЕИРЦ Санкт-Петербурга, Министерство энергетики Российской Федерации
Electricity price analysis for Russia
- Residential electricity prices in Russia are 39.25% of the world average electricity price and 26.70% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in Russia are 57.70% of the world average price and 45.28% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 69.11% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Russia are 154.87% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 100.00% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Russia
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Russia is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 60.52%,
wind 0.29%,
solar 0.19%,
hydro 19.29%,
nuclear 19.68%, and
geothermal 0.04%.
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