Kuwait electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Kuwait is
KWD 0.014 per kWh or USD 0.046.
The electricity price for businesses is
KWD 0.025 kWh or
USD 0.082.
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: Ministry of Electricity & Water & Renewable Energy
Electricity price analysis for Kuwait
- Residential electricity prices in Kuwait are 30.12% of the world average electricity price and 54.30% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Kuwait are 54.64% of the world average price and 75.06% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 56.00% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Kuwait are 100.00% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 22.22% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Kuwait
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Kuwait is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 99.77%,
wind 0.03%,
solar 0.20%,
hydro 0.00%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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