What households and businesses in Portugal pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.265 per kWh, household electricity in Portugal is the 18th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — right around the median. Household natural gas runs $0.141 per kWh, 4th of 25. Filling up costs $2.29 per liter of gasoline ($8.66/gal), the 7th highest of 30 — and roughly 48% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 81% of Portugal's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 128 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.331 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.265), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Portugal makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 128 gCO₂/kWh · 51 TWh · Ember
Oil2.6%
Natural gas16.4%
Hydro29.7%
Wind26.7%
Solar17.3%
Bioenergy6.8%
Other renewables0.4%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.