Nepal electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Nepal is
NPR 5.790 per kWh or USD 0.040.
The electricity price for businesses is
NPR 9.210 kWh or
USD 0.064.
These retail prices were collected in June 2025 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 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI), Nepal Electricity Authority
Electricity price analysis for Nepal
- Residential electricity prices in Nepal are 26.41% of the world average electricity price and 52.25% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Nepal are 43.44% of the world average price and 63.19% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 62.87% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Nepal are 163.95% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 52.77% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Nepal
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Nepal is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 0.00%,
wind 0.10%,
solar 1.43%,
hydro 98.47%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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