Burkina Faso electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Burkina Faso is
XOF 123.450 per kWh or USD 0.219.
The electricity price for businesses is
XOF 131.000 kWh or
USD 0.233.
These retail prices were collected in June 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 December 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Autorité de Régulation du Sous-secteur de l'Electricité (ARSE), Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso (SONABEL)
Electricity price analysis for Burkina Faso
- Residential electricity prices in Burkina Faso are 125.14% of the world average electricity price and 162.66% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Burkina Faso are 137.34% of the world average price and 181.42% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 94.24% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Burkina Faso are 120.17% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 174.66% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Burkina Faso
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Burkina Faso is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 68.83%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 15.58%,
hydro 15.58%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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