Swaziland electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Swaziland is
SZL 2.330 per kWh or USD 0.128.
The electricity price for businesses is
SZL 1.660 kWh or
USD 0.091.
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: Eswathini Electricity Company (EEC), Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (ESERA)
Electricity price analysis for Swaziland
- Residential electricity prices in Swaziland are 82.88% of the world average electricity price and 105.91% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Swaziland are 59.98% of the world average price and 81.95% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 140.36% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Swaziland are 178.53% 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 Swaziland
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Swaziland is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 11.76%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 0.00%,
hydro 88.24%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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