Bhutan electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Bhutan is
INR 1.280 per kWh or USD 0.015.
The electricity price for businesses is
INR 1.630 kWh or
USD 0.019.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 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 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Bhutan Power Corporation Limited, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Royal Government of Bhutan
Electricity price analysis for Bhutan
- Residential electricity prices in Bhutan are 10.06% of the world average electricity price and 18.85% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Bhutan are 13.12% of the world average price and 18.39% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 78.53% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Bhutan are 163.19% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 48.12% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 0.00%
- Wind: 0.00%
- Solar: 0.00%
- Hydro: 100.00%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 0.00%
