Uruguay electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Uruguay is
UYU 10.347 per kWh or USD 0.257.
The electricity price for businesses is
UYU 5.160 kWh or
USD 0.128.
These retail prices were collected in December 2025 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 June 2026 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 151.00% of the world average electricity price and 161.33% of the average price in South America.
- Business electricity rates in Uruguay are 79.91% of the world average price and 93.74% of the average in South America.
- Household rates are 200.52% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Uruguay are 137.36% 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 2024, electricity in Uruguay is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 1.45%,
wind 49.76%,
solar 5.40%,
hydro 43.39%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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