Saudi Arabia electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Saudi Arabia is
SAR 0.200 per kWh or USD 0.053.
The electricity price for businesses is
SAR 0.277 kWh or
USD 0.074.
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: Electricity & Cogeneration Regulatory Authority (ECRA), Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Electricity price analysis for Saudi Arabia
- Residential electricity prices in Saudi Arabia are 30.82% of the world average electricity price and 62.24% of the average price in Asia.
- Business electricity rates in Saudi Arabia are 45.29% of the world average price and 68.44% of the average in Asia.
- Household rates are 72.20% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Saudi Arabia are 92.13% 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 Saudi Arabia
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2024, electricity in Saudi Arabia is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 99.29%,
wind 0.39%,
solar 0.32%,
hydro 0.00%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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