Sri Lanka electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Sri Lanka is
LKR 26.257 per kWh or USD 0.080.
The electricity price for businesses is
LKR 18.890 kWh or
USD 0.057.
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: Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Lanka Electricity Company Limited (LECO), Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL)
Electricity price analysis for Sri Lanka
- Residential electricity prices in Sri Lanka are 49.58% of the world average electricity price and 100.15% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Sri Lanka are 37.85% of the world average price and 57.20% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 139.02% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Sri Lanka are 94.27% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 16.60% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Sri Lanka
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2024, electricity in Sri Lanka is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 45.43%,
wind 5.27%,
solar 6.90%,
hydro 42.40%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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