Brazil electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Brazil is
BRL 0.878 per kWh or USD 0.162.
The electricity price for businesses is
BRL 0.657 kWh or
USD 0.122.
These retail prices were collected in March 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 September 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL), Cemig Distribution SA (Cemig D), CPFL Energia, Enel Brasil, Light Energia SA
Electricity price analysis for Brazil
- Residential electricity prices in Brazil are 82.53% of the world average electricity price and 85.74% of the average price in South America.
- Business electricity rates in Brazil are 63.87% of the world average price and 75.44% of the average in South America.
- Household rates are 133.64% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Brazil are 111.11% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 87.62% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Brazil
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Brazil is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 10.84%,
wind 13.22%,
solar 4.41%,
hydro 69.17%,
nuclear 2.36%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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