Algeria electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Algeria is
DZD 5.340 per kWh or USD 0.040.
The electricity price for businesses is
DZD 4.680 kWh or
USD 0.035.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Algeria with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Commission de Régulation de l’Electricité et du Gaz (CREG), Ministère de l'Énergie et des Mines, Sonelgaz Algerie
Electricity price analysis for Algeria
- Residential electricity prices in Algeria are 25.89% of the world average electricity price and 33.31% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Algeria are 23.25% of the world average price and 32.06% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 114.10% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Algeria are 140.20% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 69.65% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 99.23%
- Wind: 0.01%
- Solar: 0.75%
- Hydro: 0.01%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 0.00%
