Russia electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Russia is
RUB 6.580 per kWh or USD 0.080.
The electricity price for businesses is
RUB 10.421 kWh or
USD 0.126.
These retail prices were collected in December 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 June 2026 are available for download.
Sources: ЕИРЦ Санкт-Петербурга, Министерство энергетики Российской Федерации
Electricity price analysis for Russia
- Residential electricity prices in Russia are 47.76% of the world average electricity price and 32.34% of the average price in Europe.
- Business electricity rates in Russia are 80.26% of the world average price and 62.11% of the average in Europe.
- Household rates are 63.14% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Russia are 155.92% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 100.00% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Russia
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2024, electricity in Russia is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 62.03%,
wind 0.72%,
solar 0.28%,
hydro 18.32%,
nuclear 18.62%, and
geothermal 0.04%.
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