| Electricity | |
|---|---|
| Installed generating capacity | 1.849 million kW (2023 est.) |
| Consumption | 4.654 billion kWh (2023 est.) |
| Imports | 1.125 billion kWh (2023 est.) |
| Transmission/distribution losses | 839 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| Electricity access | |
| Electrification - total population | 86.5% (2022 est.) |
| Electrification - urban areas | 100% |
| Electrification - rural areas | 66.3% |
| Electricity generation sources | |
| Fossil fuels | 35.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Solar | 0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Wind | 12.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Hydroelectricity | 14.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Geothermal | 15.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Biomass and waste | 20.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Coal | |
| Imports | 22 metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Petroleum | |
| Total petroleum production | 200 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| Refined petroleum consumption | 28,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | |
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