Ethiopia and Angola Lead in Africa's Low Electricity Prices

In the third quarter of 2026, Africa recorded an average residential electricity price of $0.141 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) and $0.134 per kWh for businesses, according to GlobalPetrolPrices data updated on October 5, 2026. Ethiopia had the lowest residential electricity price at $0.006 per kWh, while Angola recorded the lowest commercial rate at $0.013 per kWh.

Cameroon ranked tenth for residential electricity prices at $0.085 per kWh, with a commercial rate of $0.179 per kWh, exceeding the continental average. In July 2026, Cameroon announced plans to increase its energy subsidy budget to 340 billion CFA francs for 2027, reversing previous cuts.

This proposed allocation is 30 billion CFA francs higher than the 310 billion CFA francs budgeted for 2026. As of September 2026, Socadel, Cameroon’s state-owned electricity utility, had 1,090,654 customers with prepaid meters, accounting for 44.85% of all subscriptions.

Tunisia's residential tariff was $0.067 per kWh, with commercial rates at $0.116 per kWh, both below the continental averages.