Cameroon electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Cameroon is
XAF 50.000 per kWh or USD 0.079.
The electricity price for businesses is
XAF 105.900 kWh or
USD 0.168.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Cameroon with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from December 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Agence de Régulation du Secteur de l'Electricité (ARSEL), Eneo Cameroon S.A.
Electricity price analysis for Cameroon
- Residential electricity prices in Cameroon are 54.04% of the world average electricity price and 69.54% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Cameroon are 117.29% of the world average price and 161.71% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 47.21% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Cameroon are 117.12% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 61.80% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 37.87%
- Wind: 0.00%
- Solar: 0.25%
- Hydro: 61.88%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 0.00%
