
Household electricity prices in Africa 2022, by country
Cape Verde recorded the highest electricity price for households in Africa. As of December 2022, one kilowatt hour cost around 0.32 U.S. dollars in the country. Rwanda and Mali followed closely, with households paying 0.22 U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour. Burkina Faso and Gabon also recorded the most expensive prices for electricity in the continent. On the other hand, Zimbabwe, Libya, Sudan and Ethiopia registered the lowest prices for electric energy in Africa.