Uruguay electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Uruguay is
UYU 9.779 per kWh or USD 0.239.
The electricity price for businesses is
UYU 4.730 kWh or
USD 0.115.
These retail prices were collected in December 2023 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
Compare Uruguay with 150 other countries.
Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from June 2024 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 159.66% of the world average electricity price and 196.86% of the average price in South America.
- Business electricity rates in Uruguay are 78.08% of the world average price and 107.11% of the average in South America.
- Household rates are 206.74% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Uruguay are 158.57% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 193.58% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
