Botswana electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Botswana is
BWP 1.267 per kWh or USD 0.091.
The electricity price for businesses is
BWP 1.506 kWh or
USD 0.108.
These retail prices were collected in September 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 March 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Botswana Power Corporation (BPC)
Electricity price analysis for Botswana
- Residential electricity prices in Botswana are 61.29% of the world average electricity price and 78.32% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Botswana are 74.00% of the world average price and 101.11% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 84.13% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Botswana are 122.59% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 97.52% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Botswana
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Botswana is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 99.62%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 0.38%,
hydro 0.00%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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