Electricity prices in Brazil

Brazil publishes no official national average price that includes taxes, so this is the regulated conventional residential tariff (B1) of Enel Distribuição São Paulo, which serves the city of São Paulo and its metropolitan area, as set by the regulator ANEEL from 4 July 2026: the distribution charge (TUSD) plus the energy charge (TE), with no surcharge because ANEEL set a green tariff flag for November 2026. It leaves out São Paulo's ICMS tax (12% for homes using 91–200 kWh a month, 18% above that), federal PIS/COFINS of around 5% and the municipal street-lighting charge, so for a home using over 200 kWh a month the price including taxes is roughly 28% higher. Under a yellow or red flag, R$0.01885 to R$0.07877 per kWh is added, and tariffs vary between distributors, so pick your area below or use the rate from your own bill.

Checked against ANEEL on November 13, 2026.

Brazil generates most of its electricity from hydropower, backed by fast-growing wind farms in the north-east, solar power, and gas, biomass and nuclear plants; in dry years more thermal plants run and costs rise. Most households are captive customers of a regional distributor whose tariffs the regulator, ANEEL, adjusts once a year, so prices differ noticeably from state to state.

Bills carry a monthly tariff flag, green, yellow or red, that passes on changes in generation costs, plus the state ICMS tax, the federal PIS and COFINS contributions and a municipal street-lighting charge, which together add a large share to the bill. Low-income families registered for the social tariff receive large discounts, and rooftop solar has spread quickly under net-metering rules.