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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 100% (2020)
Electricity - production13.13 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption10.77 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports1.321 billion kWh (2015 est.)
Electricity - imports24 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity4.808 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels29% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources42% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants29% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Oil - production0 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - imports40,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production42,220 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption53,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports9,591 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Natural gas - production0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption70.79 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports70.79 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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