Cambodia Electricity

18.1TWh+22.8% YoY
19.32TWh+19.1% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
56.2%43.8%

Electricity Generation in Cambodia

  • Net electricity generation in Cambodia reached 18.1 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#88 in the world), an increase of 22.8% from 14.74 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.06% of global electricity generation.
  • In 2024, fossil fuels generated 56.2% (10.17 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Cambodia and renewables 43.8% (7.93 terawatt-hours).
  • Cambodia reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 2.2% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 43.8% of the total electricity.

Electricity Consumption in Cambodia

  • Cambodia consumed 19.32 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#78 in the world), an increase of 19.1% from 2023. This represents 0.07% of the world's total electricity consumption.
  • Per capita, electricity consumption in Cambodia averaged 1,095.5 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 3 kilowatt-hours per day (#141 in the world).

Installed Electricity Capacity in Cambodia

  • Cambodia had a total installed electricity capacity of 4.04 gigawatts in 2024 (#99 in the world), an increase of 10.9% from the previous year.
  • fossil fuels made up 43.3% and renewables at 56.7% of Cambodia's installed capacity in 2024.
  • Cambodia's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 51.2% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 66.3%, hydro at 59.8% and wind at 13.7%.

Electricity Imports & Exports in Cambodia

  • Cambodia imported 3.3 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈17.1% of consumption).

Grid Efficiency in Cambodia

  • Distribution losses in Cambodia were 2.07 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 11.4% of total generation, down from 23.1% in 2014.

Electricity Balance in Cambodia

  • In 2024, Cambodia generated approximately 0.05 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.05 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily deficit of 0.0034 terawatt-hours.

Cambodia Electricity History (1980-2024)

GenerationConsumptionCapacityTrade
202418.1+22.8%880.06%19.32+19.1%780.07%1,095.54.04+10.9%990.04%3.303.32.07
202314.74+38.5%960.05%16.23+16%840.06%931.33.64+13.5%1040.04%3.37——1.88
202210.64+5.6%1080.04%13.99+14.8%900.05%813.23.21+3.1%1050.04%4.804.81.45
202110.08+12.5%1080.04%12.18+6.2%970.05%717.73.11+1.4%1050.04%3.3903.391.28
20208.96−0.9%1090.03%11.47+6.8%980.05%685.73.07+22.1%1060.04%3.8203.821.31
20199.04+5.6%1080.03%10.74+18.9%1000.04%651.82.51+11.3%1110.03%3.0603.061.36
20188.56+25%1100.03%9.03+29.9%1050.04%555.12.26+15.9%1120.03%1.5701.571.09
20176.84+19.4%1140.03%6.95+9%1090.03%432.71.95+12.6%1160.03%1.4401.441.33
20165.73+25.3%1180.02%6.38+20%1130.03%402.31.73+1.6%1190.03%1.5801.580.94
20154.58+47.3%1230.02%5.31+26.7%1200.02%3401.7+9.5%1190.03%1.5501.550.81
20143.11+72.6%1320.01%4.19+17.1%1260.02%272.31.56+30.9%1190.03%1.801.80.72
20131.8+23.2%1390.01%3.58+8.4%1290.02%235.91.19+91.1%1230.02%2.2802.280.5
20121.46+37.9%1450.01%3.3+27.6%1300.02%2210.62+7%1340.01%2.1102.110.26
20111.06+4.3%145< 0.01%2.59+13.8%1350.01%175.90.58+58.3%1350.01%1.8301.830.3
20101.02−19.2%150< 0.01%2.28+26.2%1380.01%1570.37−1.9%1480.01%1.5501.550.29
20091.26−15.1%1470.01%1.8+13.3%1410.01%126.30.37−3.1%1470.01%0.7300.730.18
20081.48−0.67%1460.01%1.59+15.6%1410.01%113.20.39−0.21%1440.01%0.2800.280.16
20071.49+26.6%1450.01%1.38+26.5%1450.01%99.410.39+12.2%1430.01%0.100.10.22
20061.18+22%1460.01%1.09+22.8%1480.01%79.770.35+48.4%1450.01%0.0500.050.14
20050.96+25.8%1480.01%0.89+44.3%1490.01%65.930.23+22.8%1530.01%0.0300.030.11
20040.77+20.4%154< 0.01%0.61+10.2%154< 0.01%46.360.19+1.7%156< 0.01%0.0200.020.17
20030.64+12.2%156< 0.01%0.56+16.5%155< 0.01%42.680.19+11.4%155< 0.01%0.0100.010.09
20020.57+101.8%156< 0.01%0.48+200.6%160< 0.01%37.180.17+11.4%156< 0.01%0.00700.0070.1
20010.28−14.1%165< 0.01%0.16−34.3%177< 0.01%12.560.15+15.4%157< 0.01%0.00200.0020.12
20000.33−17.6%159< 0.01%0.24−14.8%167< 0.01%19.420.13+8.4%160< 0.01%0000.09
19990.4+10.9%156< 0.01%0.28+3.3%164< 0.01%23.150.12+9.1%160< 0.01%0000.11
19980.36+10.8%156< 0.01%0.28+10%164< 0.01%22.810.11+22.2%162< 0.01%0000.08
19970.32+10.6%158< 0.01%0.25+5%167< 0.01%21.610.09+5.9%165< 0.01%0000.07
19960.29+2.5%158< 0.01%0.24+15.5%167< 0.01%22.030.09+0%166< 0.01%0000.05
19950.29+59.2%159< 0.01%0.21+23.7%167< 0.01%20.560.09+6.3%165< 0.01%0000.08
19940.18+4.1%165< 0.01%0.17+4.1%168< 0.01%18.020.08+14.3%166< 0.01%0000.01
19930.17+3.6%167< 0.01%0.16+3.6%170< 0.01%18.560.07+7.7%168< 0.01%0000.01
19920.17+5.1%167< 0.01%0.15+5.1%170< 0.01%19.030.07+8.3%168< 0.01%0000.01
19910.16+3.3%148< 0.01%0.15+3.3%151< 0.01%19.120.06+33.3%149< 0.01%0000.01
19900.15+7%146< 0.01%0.14+7%149< 0.01%19.290.05+28.6%150< 0.01%0000.01
19890.14+5.9%146< 0.01%0.13+5.9%147< 0.01%18.80.04+0%151< 0.01%0000.01
19880.14+8%146< 0.01%0.13+8%147< 0.01%18.430.04+0%152< 0.01%0000.0095
19870.13+8.7%146< 0.01%0.12+8.7%147< 0.01%17.730.04+0%151< 0.01%0000.0088
19860.12+8.5%146< 0.01%0.11+8.5%147< 0.01%17.010.04+0%149< 0.01%0000.0081
19850.11+10.4%146< 0.01%0.1+10.4%147< 0.01%16.310.04+0%147< 0.01%0000.0074
19840.1−5%146< 0.01%0.09−5%148< 0.01%15.270.04+0%146< 0.01%0000.0067
19830.1−5.6%142< 0.01%0.09−5.6%144< 0.01%16.670.04+0%146< 0.01%0000.0071
19820.11+3.9%142< 0.01%0.1+3.9%144< 0.01%18.30.04−12.5%146< 0.01%0000.0075
19810.1+7.3%141< 0.01%0.1+7.3%143< 0.01%18.130.04+0%143< 0.01%0000.0072
19800.1—143< 0.01%0.09—145< 0.01%17.170.04—141< 0.01%0000.0067

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