Africa Centre for Energy Policy

Industrial Electricity Tariffs Across Africa

Official briefing sheet · Data year 2025 · Prices in US$/kWh · Industrial / Business

Coverage

44/54

81% of countries in dataset

Africa median

$0.10

Mean $0.13

IQR (P25–P75)

$0.07–$0.17

35.4× max/min

Official sources

57%

Angola → Seychelles

Key insights

Coverage: 44 of 54 African countries (81%) have a parseable industrial tariff.
Africa industrial median is $0.10/kWh; mean $0.13/kWh — distribution is right-skewed (a few high-cost markets pull the mean up).
Middle half of countries sit between $0.07 and $0.17/kWh (IQR $0.10).
Spread: Angola ($0.01) → Seychelles ($0.35) — 35.4× difference.
22 countries at or below the Africa median; 22 above it.

Regional medians

Region	Median	n
Southern Africa	$0.07	9
West Africa	$0.18	12
East Africa	$0.09	8
North Africa	$0.08	6
Central Africa	$0.13	7
Indian Ocean	$0.24	2

Highest tariffs

1. Seychelles$0.35
2. South Sudan$0.30
3. Niger$0.23
4. Burkina Faso$0.23
5. The Gambia$0.22

Lowest tariffs

44. Angola$0.01
43. Lesotho$0.02
42. Ethiopia$0.03

Spotlight · Ghana

Tariff

$0.12

Rank

19 / 44

vs Africa

+29%

500 MWh / month

$62,424

Well above Africa median · Source: Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC)

V	Off-peak	Standard	Peak
LV	—	245.5597	—
MV	—	196.0119	—
HV	—	196.0119	—

Local TOU currency: GHp

Africa Centre for Energy Policy

Industrial Electricity Tariffs Across Africa

Electricity prices faced by industrial consumers (US$/kWh)

Data year: 2025 (latest)

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Countries covered

81%of dataset

44/54

57% official sources

Africa median

+30%skew

$0.10

Mean $0.13/kWh

Tariff range

35.4×spread

0.01–0.35

US$/kWh · current filters

IQR (P25–P75)

$0.07 – $0.17

Below / above median

22 / 22

Official sources

57%

Dispersion σ

$0.07

Distribution of industrial tariffs

Regional medians (with range plot)

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Well above Africa medianWest Africa

Well above Africa median+29% vs Africa

CheaperMedianCostlier

Tariff (rep.)

$0.12

Rank

19 of 44

Africa median

$0.10

West Africa median

$0.18

vs region

-31%

Cheaper than

57% of countries in view

Source: Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC)

TOU structure · Ghana (2025) · GHp

Voltage	Off-peak	Standard	Peak
LV	—	245.5597	—
MV	—	196.0119	—
HV	—	196.0119	—

US$/kWh – Time-of-use (TOU) tariffs

Industrial load cost estimator

Estimate energy cost at Ghana's representative industrial rate ($0.12/kWh). Demand and fixed charges are excluded.

Monthly consumption (MWh)

5010,000

Est. monthly energy

$62,424

Est. annual energy

$749,090

Fixed monthly energy cost · Ghana

100 MWh/mo$12,485

500 MWh/mo$62,424

1,000 MWh/mo$124,848

5,000 MWh/mo$624,242