Gabon electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Gabon is
XAF 122.960 per kWh or USD 0.223.
The electricity price for businesses is
XAF 100.690 kWh or
USD 0.183.
These retail prices were collected in June 2025 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 December 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Agence de Régulation du Secteur de l’Eau potable et de l’Energie électrique (ARSEE), Société d'énergie et d'eau du Gabon (SEEG)
Electricity price analysis for Gabon
- Residential electricity prices in Gabon are 124.56% of the world average electricity price and 161.91% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Gabon are 105.49% of the world average price and 139.35% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 122.12% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Gabon are 159.05% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 100.00% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Gabon
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Gabon is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 58.40%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 0.00%,
hydro 41.60%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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