Armenia Electricity

9.03TWh+4.4% YoY
7.02TWh+0.62% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
38.9%61.1%

Electricity Generation in Armenia

  • Net electricity generation in Armenia reached 9.03 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#111 in the world), an increase of 4.4% from 8.65 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.03% of global electricity generation.
  • In 2024, fossil fuels generated 38.9% (3.52 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Armenia, renewables 31.9% (2.88 terawatt-hours), and nuclear 29.1% (2.63 terawatt-hours).
  • Armenia reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 4% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (nuclear + renewables) generating 61.1% of the total electricity.

Electricity Consumption in Armenia

  • Armenia consumed 7.02 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#117 in the world), an increase of 0.62% from 2023. This represents 0.02% of the world's total electricity consumption.
  • Per capita, electricity consumption in Armenia averaged 2,359.9 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 6.47 kilowatt-hours per day (#104 in the world).

Installed Electricity Capacity in Armenia

  • Armenia had a total installed electricity capacity of 4.03 gigawatts in 2024 (#100 in the world), an increase of 1.8% from the previous year.
  • fossil fuels made up 44.1%, renewables at 45.6%, and nuclear at 10.3% of Armenia's installed capacity in 2024.
  • Armenia's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 25.5% in 2024, with nuclear at 72.1%, fossil fuels at 22.6% and solar at 20.7%.

Electricity Imports & Exports in Armenia

  • Armenia imported 0.14 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈2.1% of consumption).
  • Armenia exported 1.54 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈17% of generation).
  • This made Armenia a net exporter of 1.39 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.

Grid Efficiency in Armenia

  • Distribution losses in Armenia were 0.62 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 6.8% of total generation, down from 12.3% in 2014.

Electricity Balance in Armenia

  • In 2024, Armenia generated approximately 0.02 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.02 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0055 terawatt-hours.

Armenia Electricity History (1980-2024)

GenerationConsumptionCapacityTrade
20249.03+4.4%1110.03%7.02+0.62%1170.02%2,359.94.03+1.8%1000.04%0.141.54−1.390.62
20238.65−12.5%1130.03%6.97−10.9%1160.03%2,369.63.96−2.7%1000.04%0.11.24−1.140.53
20229.88+27.8%1090.03%7.83+19.5%1150.03%2,717.34.08+1.4%980.05%0.121.57−1.450.61
20217.73+1.3%1150.03%6.55+8.2%1210.03%2,282.54.02+10.5%960.05%0.371−0.630.55
20207.64+2%1120.03%6.06+1.3%1230.02%2,095.23.64+1.3%1000.05%0.321.33−1.010.57
20197.49−1.4%1140.03%5.98+7.7%1220.02%2,059.73.59+0.92%1000.05%0.291.25−0.960.55
20187.59+0.74%1130.03%5.56−3.3%1220.02%1,909.23.56+0.31%990.05%0.21.63−1.420.61
20177.53+6%1120.03%5.75+5.5%1190.02%1,970.93.55+0.47%980.05%0.321.44−1.120.67
20167.11−6%1130.03%5.45−0.93%1190.02%1,865.83.53+0.75%940.05%0.281.23−0.950.71
20157.56+0.37%1120.03%5.5+0.05%1180.02%1,881.83.5−13.8%930.06%0.171.42−1.250.81
20147.53+0.47%1110.03%5.49+2.1%1170.03%1,879.94.07+0.13%880.07%0.211.31−1.110.93
20137.5−4.2%1120.03%5.38+2.6%1160.03%1,841.64.06+0.99%840.07%0.151.31−1.170.95
20127.83+8.5%1050.04%5.25+5.3%1150.03%1,795.44.02+17.2%840.07%0.11.7−1.60.98
20117.21+15.2%1060.03%4.98+4.8%1150.02%1,704.33.43+0.74%870.06%0.211.53−1.330.9
20106.26+15%1120.03%4.75+4.2%1160.02%1,621.93.41+8.7%840.07%0.281.06−0.780.73
20095.45−7.7%1150.03%4.56−8.5%1160.03%1,549.13.13+0.5%850.06%0.30.34−0.040.84
20085.9+4%1110.03%4.99−0.18%1130.03%1,684.13.12+0.42%850.07%0.340.36−0.020.89
20075.67−0.56%1110.03%4.99+8.1%1090.03%1,678.83.1−1.9%850.07%0.420.320.10.78
20065.71−6.3%1070.03%4.62+7.2%1090.03%1,544.33.17+0.93%840.07%0.350.66−0.310.78
20056.09+5%1030.03%4.31+5.4%1100.03%1,432.63.14+0.18%810.08%0.231.01−0.781
20045.8+9.3%1040.03%4.09+7.9%1090.03%1,352.53.13−5.2%810.08%0.261.01−0.750.96
20035.3−0.13%1060.03%3.79+6.9%1120.03%1,246.13.3+0.13%810.09%0.310.58−0.281.24
20025.31−7.4%1030.03%3.54−8.3%1120.02%1,159.23.3+3.5%810.09%0.310.66−0.351.41
20015.74−0.78%1020.04%3.86+1.5%1070.03%1,252.13.19+5.1%800.09%0.330.7−0.371.5
20005.78+3.9%1010.04%3.81−1.9%1060.03%1,217.43.03+0.5%810.09%0.350.82−0.461.51
19995.56−4.5%990.04%3.88+5.7%1040.03%1,2253.02+0%810.09%0.460.7−0.241.44
19985.82+2.9%940.04%3.67−14.2%1040.03%1,144.23.02+0%800.09%00.39−0.391.76
19975.66−3.1%940.04%4.28+22.8%1010.04%1,318.73.02+0%790.10%00.12−0.121.25
19965.84+15.8%940.04%3.49+22%1040.03%1,063.23.02+9%780.10%0002.35
19955.04−8.3%950.04%2.86−12.7%1060.02%864.12.77+0%790.09%0.0200.022.2
19945.49−10.4%880.05%3.27−12.1%1020.03%972.82.77+0%810.09%0.0200.022.24
19936.13−28.8%860.05%3.72−41.4%970.03%1,078.42.77−1.6%800.10%0.110.13−0.022.39
19928.62—780.07%6.36—790.06%1,7802.81—780.10%0.330.050.272.53
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