Uruguay electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Uruguay is
UYU 10.110 per kWh or USD 0.235.
The electricity price for businesses is
UYU 4.980 kWh or
USD 0.116.
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: Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones Electricas (UTE), Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Energía y Agua (Ursea)
Electricity price analysis for Uruguay
- Residential electricity prices in Uruguay are 172.67% of the world average electricity price and 196.50% of the average price in South America.
- Business electricity rates in Uruguay are 86.39% of the world average price and 106.55% of the average in South America.
- Household rates are 203.01% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Uruguay are 142.68% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 191.10% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Uruguay
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Uruguay is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 11.17%,
wind 38.70%,
solar 4.05%,
hydro 46.07%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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