Laos electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Laos is
LAK 593.380 per kWh or USD 0.027.
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: Électricité du Laos (EDL), Ministry of Energy and Mines
Electricity price analysis for Laos
- Residential electricity prices in Laos are 18.28% of the world average electricity price and 32.95% of the average price in Asia.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 48.29% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Laos
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Laos is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 27.05%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 0.13%,
hydro 72.81%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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