Sierra Leone electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Sierra Leone is
SLL 4,986.000 per kWh or USD 0.253.
The electricity price for businesses is
SLL 6,735.000 kWh or
USD 0.342.
These retail prices were collected in September 2024 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 March 2025 are available for download.
Sources: Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), The Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (SLEWRC)
Electricity price analysis for Sierra Leone
- Residential electricity prices in Sierra Leone are 167.45% of the world average electricity price and 213.97% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Sierra Leone are 229.75% of the world average price and 313.92% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 74.03% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Sierra Leone are 94.12% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 42.00% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Sierra Leone
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Sierra Leone is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 5.00%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 5.00%,
hydro 90.00%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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