El Salvador electricity prices
The residential electricity price in El Salvador is
USD 0.268.
The electricity price for businesses is
USD 0.240.
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: AES El Salvador, S.A., Dirección General de Energía, Hidrocarburos y Minas, Distribuidora de Electricidad DELSUR S.A, Salvadoran company Eco Ingenieros S.A. (AES), Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones (Siget)
Electricity price analysis for El Salvador
- Residential electricity prices in El Salvador are 148.08% of the world average electricity price and 116.37% of the average price in North America.
- Business electricity rates in El Salvador are 161.16% of the world average price and 111.97% of the average in North America.
- Household rates are 93.33% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in El Salvador are 134.17% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 105.15% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of El Salvador
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in El Salvador is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 10.64%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 18.90%,
hydro 41.47%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 28.99%.
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