| Electricity | |
|---|---|
| Installed generating capacity | 505,000 kW (2023 est.) |
| Consumption | 1.459 billion kWh (2023 est.) |
| Exports | 2 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| Imports | 844.888 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| Transmission/distribution losses | 385 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| Electricity access | |
| Electrification - total population | 56.5% (2022 est.) |
| Electrification - urban areas | 71.1% |
| Electrification - rural areas | 45.5% |
| Electricity generation sources | |
| Fossil fuels | 96.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Solar | 3.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Coal | |
| Consumption | 164,000 metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Imports | 164,000 metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Petroleum | |
| Refined petroleum consumption | 40,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| Crude oil estimated reserves | 8 million barrels (2021 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | |
| Natural gas | |
| Consumption | 157.25 million cubic meters (2023 est.) |
| Imports | 157.25 million cubic meters (2023 est.) |
| Proven reserves | 1.133 billion cubic meters (2021 est.) |
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