| Electricity | |
|---|---|
| Installed generating capacity | 2.803 million kW (2023 est.) |
| Consumption | 6.335 billion kWh (2023 est.) |
| Exports | 140 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| Imports | 750.096 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| Transmission/distribution losses | 770.613 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| Electricity access | |
| Electrification - total population | 100% (2022 est.) |
| Electricity generation sources | |
| Fossil fuels | 9.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Solar | 19.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Wind | 2.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Hydroelectricity | 31% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Geothermal | 24.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Biomass and waste | 14% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Coal | |
| Consumption | 500 metric tons (2022 est.) |
| Imports | 2,000 metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Petroleum | |
| Total petroleum production | 3 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| Refined petroleum consumption | 56,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | |
| Natural gas | |
| Consumption | 486.291 million cubic meters (2023 est.) |
| Imports | 486.291 million cubic meters (2023 est.) |
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