Hong Kong electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Hong Kong is
HKD 1.382 per kWh or USD 0.178.
The electricity price for businesses is
HKD 1.319 kWh or
USD 0.170.
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: China Light and Power Hong Kong Limited, Environment and Ecology Bureau of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Electric Company
Electricity price analysis for Hong Kong
- Residential electricity prices in Hong Kong are 118.70% of the world average electricity price and 213.98% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Hong Kong are 114.13% of the world average price and 156.78% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 105.64% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Hong Kong are 115.85% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 67.72% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Hong Kong
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Hong Kong is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 99.75%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 0.25%,
hydro 0.00%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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