| Electricity | |
|---|---|
| Installed generating capacity | 731,000 kW (2023 est.) |
| Consumption | 1.585 billion kWh (2023 est.) |
| Exports | 19.938 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| Transmission/distribution losses | 231.785 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| Electricity access | |
| Electrification - total population | 14% (2022 est.) |
| Electrification - urban areas | 54% |
| Electrification - rural areas | 5.6% |
| Electricity generation sources | |
| Fossil fuels | 4.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Solar | 0.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Hydroelectricity | 92.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Biomass and waste | 3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Coal | |
| Production | 3,000 metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Consumption | 22,000 metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Imports | 19,000 metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Proven reserves | 801.999 million metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Petroleum | |
| Refined petroleum consumption | 15,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | |
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