Portugal electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Portugal is
EUR 0.223 per kWh or USD 0.259.
The electricity price for businesses is
EUR 0.149 kWh or
USD 0.173.
These retail prices were collected in March 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 September 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Endesa Portugal, Energias de Portugal (EDP), Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE), Ibedrola Portugal
Electricity price analysis for Portugal
- Residential electricity prices in Portugal are 148.48% of the world average electricity price and 100.49% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in Portugal are 102.60% of the world average price and 80.09% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 149.66% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Portugal are 145.32% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 159.38% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Portugal
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Portugal is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 45.29%,
wind 31.05%,
solar 7.97%,
hydro 15.28%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.40%.
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