Household electricity prices in Africa 2023, by country
Cape Verde recorded the highest electricity price for households in Africa. As of June 2023, one kilowatt hour cost around 0.31 U.S. dollars in the country. Rwanda and Mali followed, with households paying 0.23 and 0.22 U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour, respectively. Burkina Faso, Gabon, and Kenya also recorded expensive prices for electricity on the continent. On the other hand, Libya, Ethiopia, and Sudan registered the lowest prices for electric energy in Africa.