Burma (Myanmar) electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Burma (Myanmar) is
MMK 60.500 per kWh or USD 0.019.
The electricity price for businesses is
MMK 164.700 kWh or
USD 0.051.
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: Ministry of Electric Power, Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation (YESC)
Electricity price analysis for Burma (Myanmar)
- Residential electricity prices in Burma (Myanmar) are 17.65% of the world average electricity price and 31.81% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Burma (Myanmar) are 48.79% of the world average price and 67.03% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 36.73% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Burma (Myanmar) are 74.80% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 35.00% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Burma (Myanmar)
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Burma (Myanmar) is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 51.29%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 0.50%,
hydro 48.21%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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