El Salvador electricity prices
The residential electricity price in El Salvador is
USD 0.224.
The electricity price for businesses is
USD 0.188.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare El Salvador with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2024 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 146.17% of the world average electricity price and 113.79% of the average price in North America.
- Business electricity rates in El Salvador are 125.72% of the world average price and 88.01% of the average in North America.
- Household rates are 119.15% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in El Salvador are 146.52% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 107.30% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 10.64%
- Wind: 0.00%
- Solar: 18.90%
- Hydro: 41.47%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 28.99%
