Top ten African countries with the highest electricity bills
Two out of three people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity. In economics the efficiency of electrification links technological progress.
Electricity is all around us but two out of three people below the Sahara desert in Africa lack access to electricity. In economics, the efficiency of electricity and electrification links technological progress. Educational opportunities are restricted by daylight for 662 million people in Africa. Learn the truth about reliable affordable electricity in Africa.
The period of reliable and affordable access to electricity for businesses and households in Africa will be one of the highest priorities for stable economic growth.
In economics, the efficiency of electrification links technological progress. The African continent is gifted with fossil fuels and renewable energy resources however; nearly 662 million Africans lack access to electricity and a life without electricity is a life with limited opportunities.
Entrepreneurs cannot count on consistent power to operate equipment or access tools for communications and market development. Educational opportunities are restricted by daylight.
The top ten African countries with the highest electricity prices per watts.
Liberia
The Gambia
Sierra Leone
Togo
Niger
Madagascar
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic
Rwanda
Burundi
Electric power bills throughout Africa.
Power Africa’s approach considers three related but distinct challenges to bringing the vision of the project to life. Power must be available, meaning sufficient megawatts must be generated to meet people’s needs. It must be accessible so that even those communities that cannot be connected to national grids can still access electricity. And it must meet basic quality considerations, meaning natural resources and megawatts generated are efficiently managed to ensure optimal use.
In most countries in Africa, most households cannot afford to connect and pay tariffs for electricity access. This is why electricity access is often low. However, households and businesses with access often face multiple blackouts and brownouts per day. Electricity pricing varies widely from country to country, the cost of the service in Africa is often among the highest in the world.
Two out of three people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity due to high electric bills and lack of fundamental facilities and systems.
Percentage of electricity access in Africa is as follows.
| African Country Name | Access to electricity % of population |
| Algeria | 99.4 |
| Angola | 40.5 |
| Benin | 41.4 |
| Botswana | 60.6 |
| Burundi | 7.5 |
| Burkina Faso | 19.1 |
| Cameroon | 60 |
| Cape Verde | 92.61 |
| Chad | 8.83 |
| Central African Republic | 13.99 |
| Egypt | 100 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 64.3 |
| The Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17.1 |
| Republic of the Congo | 56.57 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 67.89 |
| Djibouti | 51.78 |
| Eritrea | 46.68 |
| Ethiopia | 42.9 |
| Guinea | 33.5 |
| The Gambia | 47.76 |
| Gabon | 91.4 |
| Ghana | 79.3 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 14.66 |
| Kenya | 56 |
| Liberia | 19.8 |
| Mauritania | 41.65 |
| Mali | 35.07 |
| Malawi | 11 |
| Lesotho | 29.73 |
| Libya | 98.54 |
| Madagascar | 22.9 |
| Mauritius | 98.78 |
| Morocco | 100 |
| Mozambique | 24.2 |
| Namibia | 51.78 |
| Nigeria | 59.3 |
| Niger | 16.22 |
| Rwanda | 29.37 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 65.44 |
| Senegal | 64.5 |
| Sierra Leone | 20.3 |
| Seychelles | 100 |
| South Africa | 84.2 |
| Somalia | 29.89 |
| South Sudan | 8.9 |
| Sudan | 38.53 |
| eSwatini former Swaziland | 65.79 |
| Tanzania | 32.7 |
| Togo | 46.93 |
| Tunisia | 100 |
| Uganda | 26.7 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.15 |
| Zambia | 27.22 |
Did you know? Two out of three people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity.
