Colombia electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Colombia is
COP 822.139 per kWh or USD 0.244.
The electricity price for businesses is
COP 787.850 kWh or
USD 0.234.
These retail prices were collected in March 2026 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 2026 are available for download.
Sources: Banco de la República, Colombia, Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas (CREG), Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), Enel Colombia
Electricity price analysis for Colombia
- Residential electricity prices in Colombia are 129.12% of the world average electricity price and 137.96% of the average price in South America.
- Business electricity rates in Colombia are 134.88% of the world average price and 158.22% of the average in South America.
- Household rates are 101.59% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Colombia are 116.83% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 38.33% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Colombia
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2024, electricity in Colombia is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 34.67%,
wind 0.97%,
solar 5.27%,
hydro 59.10%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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