| Electricity | |
|---|---|
| Installed generating capacity | 3.986 million kW (2023 est.) |
| Consumption | 14.399 billion kWh (2023 est.) |
| Exports | 3 billion kWh (2023 est.) |
| Imports | 180 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| Transmission/distribution losses | 2.229 billion kWh (2023 est.) |
| Electricity access | |
| Electrification - total population | 47.8% (2022 est.) |
| Electrification - urban areas | 87% |
| Electrification - rural areas | 14.5% |
| Electricity generation sources | |
| Fossil fuels | 11% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Solar | 0.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Hydroelectricity | 87.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Biomass and waste | 0.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Coal | |
| Production | 2.091 million metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Consumption | 2.081 million metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Exports | 15,000 metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Imports | 103,000 metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Proven reserves | 945 million metric tons (2023 est.) |
| Petroleum | |
| Refined petroleum consumption | 34,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | |
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