Kenya electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Kenya is
KES 33.010 per kWh or USD 0.255.
The electricity price for businesses is
KES 26.220 kWh or
USD 0.202.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Kenya with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC)
Electricity price analysis for Kenya
- Residential electricity prices in Kenya are 143.75% of the world average electricity price and 184.96% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Kenya are 117.01% of the world average price and 161.32% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 125.90% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Kenya are 128.34% 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.
- Fossil fuels: 8.20%
- Wind: 17.73%
- Solar: 3.15%
- Hydro: 25.19%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 45.73%
