Barbados electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Barbados is
BBD 0.752 per kWh or USD 0.372.
The electricity price for businesses is
BBD 0.763 kWh or
USD 0.377.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Barbados with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from December 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Barbados Light and Power Company (BL&P), Fair Trading Commission of Barbados
Electricity price analysis for Barbados
- Residential electricity prices in Barbados are 243.13% of the world average electricity price and 189.26% of the average price in North America.
- Business electricity rates in Barbados are 252.80% of the world average price and 176.96% of the average in North America.
- Household rates are 98.56% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Barbados are 120.47% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 93.18% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 92.59%
- Wind: 0.00%
- Solar: 7.41%
- Hydro: 0.00%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 0.00%
