Iraq electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Iraq is
IQD 19.375 per kWh or USD 0.015.
The electricity price for businesses is
IQD 60.000 kWh or
USD 0.046.
These retail prices were collected in June 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 December 2024 are available for download.
Sources: The Ministry of Electricity of Iraq
Electricity price analysis for Iraq
- Residential electricity prices in Iraq are 9.78% of the world average electricity price and 17.63% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Iraq are 30.76% of the world average price and 42.26% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 32.29% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Iraq are 100.00% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 13.55% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Iraq
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Iraq is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 97.97%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 0.04%,
hydro 1.98%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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