Definition: This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
See also: Electricity - consumption mapRelated News
Big New Investments in Wind Energy Across the Country and Around the World
The Huffington Post - 5/23/2013 3:34:23 PM
After spending last weekend at the Heartland Coalfield Alliance's retreat in the Illinois coal basin region, I'm more inspired than ever. Listening to such amazing, committed people talk about their tireless work to move beyond coal was really exciting.
Wait continues for wireless energy consumption remedy
ZDNet - 5/22/2013 5:19:57 AM
"There is a big drive in the country to move away from the diesel generators and go to renewable. "Even if you're not looking at the cost of electricity, the environmental impact, in some areas of the world, you just don't have access to power.
How Would the World Change if the International Energy Trade Transformed?
OilPrice - 5/21/2013 11:00:34 PM
However, that did not mean that national vulnerabilities to energy interruption had diminished. Today, by comparison, the US agricultural sector is worth about one percent of US GDP (depending on how it is measured), but the loss of a US food production ...
Grand Inga -- The World Bank's Latest Silver Bullet for Africa
The Huffington Post - 5/21/2013 7:04:20 PM
the World Bank's fund for the poorest countries. They have a choice. They can support an outdated top-down approach that has failed Africa's poor in the past. Or they can throw their weight behind the creative, decentralized energy technologies of the future.
World's Largest Hydropower Plant on Track for 2015 Groundbreaking in DR Congo
Inhabitat - 5/22/2013 2:31:08 PM
Work on the world’s largest hydropower plant is expected to start in October, 2015 following commitments from the World Bank and other development agencies to finance its construction. South Africa has also agreed to buy more than half of the energy that ...
World Bank Launches US$40 Million Phase II of its Water Partnership Program
The World Bank Group - 5/21/2013 3:15:16 PM
Experts estimate that water consumption for energy generation will increase by 85 ... Phase II will enable the World Bank to offer more innovative advice to countries to help them tackle complex water security challenges. Phase II: Introduces a new multi ...
When America Stops Importing Energy
New York Times - 5/23/2013 1:08:13 AM
You’ve probably heard by now about the American energy revolution ... Chinese involvement change the world’s most volatile neighborhood? What can the next generation of Saudi leaders expect for their country’s future in a world where ...
Shale may end US energy quest but not its Mid-East policy
Firstpost - 5/21/2013 11:57:50 PM
The world’s biggest energy consumer may soon become the largest producer of hydrocarbons. In popular perception around the world, the US has kept its beak in the middle-east only for the oil. Billions of dollars have gone into wars and campaigns in the ...
Energy - Balancing the Bonanza: Interview with Mark Thoma
rigzone.com - 5/24/2013 4:30:27 PM
It's hard to imagine consumption ... decline as developing countries rise. Technology – digital technology, the rise of robots, and advances in energy production in particular – will allow both the developed and developing world to prosper.
World Health Organization: Coronavirus research stalled by scientific red tape
CBS News - 5/24/2013 3:11:43 PM
China's Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, leaves the podium after delivering a speech during the 66th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday ...
Short-Term Bearish On Brent Prices, Exciting Long-Term Energy Outlook
Seeking Alpha - 5/24/2013 1:07:02 AM
This article is an update to the one I wrote almost two years ago: "Major Trends Point to Higher Crude Prices: Statoil to Benefit". In that article, I made a case for higher crude prices and Statoil (STO), my stock pick. Here I would compare those ...
Increased Energy Efficiency Could Cut Wireless Data Power Consumption by 90%
greenoptimistic.com - 5/22/2013 6:41:41 PM
Other than worrying about battery life and data plan overages, have you ever thought about the energy efficiency [or lack thereof] of the network itself? In our ever-increasingly connected world ... mobile data power consumption exceeded 9.2TWh [terawatt ...
Abengoa wins three new electricity transmission concessions for the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency
Yahoo! Finance - 5/13/2013 8:36:44 AM
SEVILLE, Spain, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Abengoa (ABG), the company ... Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (ANEEL) to carry out a new electricity transmission project in the country. The contract, which is worth approximately €1.0 ...
World Bank Group : World Bank Launches US$40 Million Phase II of its Water Partnership Program
4-traders - 5/21/2013 4:19:42 PM
Experts estimate that water consumption for energy generation will increase by 85 ... Phase II will enable the World Bank to offer more innovative advice to countries to help them tackle complex water security challenges. Phase II: Introduces a new multi ...
Lighting Fixtures offer reduced energy consumption.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room - 5/20/2013 11:59:01 PM
Operational efficiency is achieved through reduced energy consumption-ES8R fixtures provide up to 67% ... Acuity Brands Lighting is one of the world's leading providers of lighting fixtures and includes brands such as Lithonia Lighting®, Holophane ...
