{
  "id": 14498012,
  "title": "Top 10 African countries with the cheapest electricity prices in Q3 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/top-10-african-countries-with-the-cheapest-electricity-prices-in-q3",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T17:28:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/14/top-10-african-countries-with-the-cheapest-electricity-prices-in-q3-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cameroon tops the list with the cheapest residential electricity at $0.006 per kWh, significantly below the African average of $0.141 per kWh. Despite this, its commercial rate is higher than the continental benchmark. Tunisia and the Democratic Republic of Congo follow with residential rates of $0.067 and $0.066 per kWh, respectively, both below the African averages. Algeria also makes the top 10, with the lowest residential rate among Middle Eastern countries at $0.041 per kWh. Nigeria rounds out the list with the most affordable prices at $0.036 per kWh for residential use and $0.050 per kWh for businesses, both substantially below the African averages.",
  "summary": "Africa recorded an average electricity price of $0.141 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for residential consumers and $0.134 per kWh for businesses in the third quarter of 2026. The post Top 10 African countries with the cheapest electricity prices in Q3 2026 appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [
    "Cameroon has the cheapest residential electricity at $0.006 per kWh in Q3 2026.",
    "Tunisia and DRC follow with residential rates below the African average.",
    "Nigeria rounds out the list with the most affordable prices at $0.036 per kWh."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}