Zimbabwe electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Zimbabwe is
ZWD 1.458 per kWh or USD 0.001.
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: Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC)
Electricity price analysis for Zimbabwe
- Residential electricity prices in Zimbabwe are 0.94% of the world average electricity price and 1.21% of the average price in Africa.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 45.27% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Zimbabwe
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2022, electricity in Zimbabwe is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 33.07%,
wind 0.00%,
solar 0.34%,
hydro 66.59%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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