Uganda electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Uganda is
UGX 638.145 per kWh or USD 0.173.
The electricity price for businesses is
UGX 448.700 kWh or
USD 0.122.
These retail prices were collected in March 2024 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Uganda with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2024 are available for download.
Sources: Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), Umeme Limited
Electricity price analysis for Uganda
- Residential electricity prices in Uganda are 108.06% of the world average electricity price and 139.04% of the average price in Africa.
- Business electricity rates in Uganda are 77.86% of the world average price and 107.35% of the average in Africa.
- Household rates are 142.22% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Uganda are 118.33% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 68.96% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
- Fossil fuels: 1.20%
- Wind: 0.00%
- Solar: 2.60%
- Hydro: 96.20%
- Nuclear: 0.00%
- Geothermal: 0.00%
