Afghanistan electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Afghanistan is
AFN 3.750 per kWh or USD 0.057.
The electricity price for businesses is
AFN 6.750 kWh or
USD 0.103.
These retail prices were collected in June 2025 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 December 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS)
Electricity price analysis for Afghanistan
- Residential electricity prices in Afghanistan are 32.48% of the world average electricity price and 64.28% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Afghanistan are 60.46% of the world average price and 87.95% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 55.56% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Afghanistan are 100.00% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 28.57% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Afghanistan
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Afghanistan is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 15.66%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 9.64%,
hydro 74.70%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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