Malawi electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Malawi is
MWK 112.100 per kWh or USD 0.065.
The electricity price for businesses is
MWK 179.300 kWh or
USD 0.103.
These retail prices were collected in March 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 September 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM), Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA)
Electricity price analysis for Malawi
- Residential electricity prices in Malawi are 43.35% of the world average electricity price and 55.78% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Malawi are 71.05% of the world average price and 97.96% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 62.52% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Malawi are 112.77% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 271.80% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 6.15%
- Wind: 0.00%
- Solar: 13.08%
- Hydro: 80.77%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 0.00%
