Nicaragua electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Nicaragua is
NIO 6.473 per kWh or USD 0.176.
The electricity price for businesses is
NIO 7.770 kWh or
USD 0.211.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Nicaragua with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Banco Central de Nicaragua (BCN), DISNORTE-DISSUR, El Instituto Nicaragüense de Energía (INE)
Electricity price analysis for Nicaragua
- Residential electricity prices in Nicaragua are 114.93% of the world average electricity price and 89.47% of the average price in North America.
- Business electricity rates in Nicaragua are 141.38% of the world average price and 98.97% of the average in North America.
- Household rates are 83.31% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Nicaragua are 110.92% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 59.39% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 40.06%
- Wind: 19.58%
- Solar: 0.89%
- Hydro: 17.80%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 21.66%
