Portugal electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Portugal is
EUR 0.210 per kWh or USD 0.229.
The electricity price for businesses is
EUR 0.139 kWh or
USD 0.151.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Portugal with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2024 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 148.80% of the world average electricity price and 99.81% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in Portugal are 100.93% of the world average price and 77.50% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 151.08% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Portugal are 144.62% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 218.75% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 45.29%
- Wind: 31.05%
- Solar: 7.97%
- Hydro: 15.28%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 0.40%
