Commercial diesel generator operating cost
Blended fuel and maintenance cost of self-generated electricity for a commercial facility in greater Juba, per kilowatt-hour, computed by the source at a 250 kVA set on a 65 per cent load factor.
Unit: USD per kWh · Measurement: PRICE · Scope: CITY · Comparability group: SELF_GENERATION_COST_USD_KWH_JUBA
What this is not
Almost every serious error in operational data is a category error rather than an arithmetic one. These are the things this indicator shares a unit with and must never be combined with.
- The grid tariff, which the source records separately and which is lower but available only part of the day.
- A national electricity price. This is what a Juba commercial operator pays to make its own power.
How current a reading has to be
Current within 45 days, usable within 120 days, measured against the 2026-09-23 build rather than against the time you read this page. A static deployment cannot re-age itself, so the build date is the honest anchor.
Imported construction inputs and bulk fuel reprice on shipment and customs cycles of roughly a month. They do not move daily, and a six-week-old depot rate remains a usable planning figure.
Readings held (1)
- 0.44 USD per kWh — observed 2026-09-09, 14 days before the 2026-09-23 build
Source: Juba Chamber of Commerce Industrial Energy Audit · Greater Juba Commercial Facilities (named only — no coordinate held) · Current · ESTIMATED · evidence ev-00453
As the source states it: “$0.44 / kWh”
What SSIP says about it
- Commercial diesel generator operating cost: 0.44 USD per kWh, recorded 2026-09-09 by Juba Chamber of Commerce Industrial Energy Audit. Inside this indicator's 45-day currency window as of 2026-09-23.
Rule: Take the most recent dated observation bound to this indicator and classify its age against the indicator's own freshness policy (45 days current, 120 days usable — Imported construction inputs and bulk fuel reprice on shipment and customs cycles of roughly a month. They do not move daily, and a six-week-old depot rate remains a usable planning figure.).
Does not establish: That the condition still holds today. This is the most recent reading SSIP holds, not a statement about 2026-09-23. The grid tariff, which the source records separately and which is lower but available only part of the day.
What SSIP does not hold
- Derived by the source from a fuel price and an assumed load factor; it is an engineering estimate, not a metered cost.
- The grid tariff and daily availability hours stated in the source note are deliberately not extracted as separate readings.
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