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Central African Republic Electricity

Generation (2024)#195 World
0.14TWh+0% YoY
Consumption (2024)#196 World
0.13TWh+0% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
0.78%99.2%

Electricity Generation in the Central African Republic

  • Net electricity generation in the Central African Republic reached 0.14 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#195 in the world), unchanged from 0.14 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
  • In 2024, fossil fuels generated 0.78% (0.0011 terawatt-hours) of electricity in the Central African Republic and renewables 99.2% (0.14 terawatt-hours).
  • the Central African Republic increased its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 99.2% of the total electricity.

Electricity Consumption in the Central African Republic

  • the Central African Republic consumed 0.13 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#196 in the world), unchanged from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
  • Per capita, electricity consumption in the Central African Republic averaged 24.78 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.07 kilowatt-hours per day (#208 in the world).

Installed Electricity Capacity in the Central African Republic

  • the Central African Republic had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.13 gigawatts in 2024 (#184 in the world), an increase of 12.9% from the previous year.
  • fossil fuels made up 55% and renewables at 45% of the Central African Republic's installed capacity in 2024.
  • the Central African Republic's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 12.4% in 2024, with hydro at 84.7%, fossil fuels at 0.18% and solar at 0%.

Electricity Imports & Exports in the Central African Republic

  • No electricity imports or exports is reported for the Central African Republic.

Grid Efficiency in the Central African Republic

  • Distribution losses in the Central African Republic were 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 7% of total generation, up from 5.9% in 2014.

Electricity Balance in the Central African Republic

  • In 2024, the Central African Republic generated approximately 0.00039 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.00036 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.000027 terawatt-hours.

Central African Republic Electricity History (1980-2024)

GenerationConsumptionCapacityTrade
20240.14+0%195< 0.01%0.13+0%196< 0.01%24.780.13+12.9%184< 0.01%0000.01
20230.14+0%195< 0.01%0.13+0%195< 0.01%25.640.12+27.2%184< 0.01%0——0.01
20220.14−6%196< 0.01%0.13−6.4%195< 0.01%25.910.09−0.0033%186< 0.01%0000.01
20210.15+0.07%194< 0.01%0.14+0.07%193< 0.01%27.60.09+121.1%186< 0.01%0000.01
20200.15+0%193< 0.01%0.14+0%193< 0.01%28.050.04+8%197< 0.01%0000.01
20190.15+0%194< 0.01%0.14+0%194< 0.01%28.520.04+0%197< 0.01%0000.01
20180.15−0.26%193< 0.01%0.14−0.28%193< 0.01%28.90.04+0%197< 0.01%0000.01
20170.15−11.2%193< 0.01%0.14−11.8%193< 0.01%29.50.04+0%197< 0.01%0000.01
20160.17+0.59%191< 0.01%0.16+0.63%191< 0.01%34.030.04+0%197< 0.01%0000.01
20150.17+0%192< 0.01%0.16+0%191< 0.01%34.430.04−13.8%196< 0.01%0000.01
20140.17+22.4%190< 0.01%0.16+24.1%191< 0.01%34.480.04+0%193< 0.01%0000.01
20130.14−21.5%194< 0.01%0.13−23.3%194< 0.01%27.660.04+0%193< 0.01%0000.01
20120.18+1.8%188< 0.01%0.17+1.9%190< 0.01%36.310.04+0.23%191< 0.01%0000.009
20110.17+8.9%186< 0.01%0.16+9.2%189< 0.01%35.990.04+0.23%190< 0.01%0000.009
20100.16+0.06%192< 0.01%0.15−0.33%192< 0.01%33.50.04+0.23%194< 0.01%0000.0086
20090.16−0.63%191< 0.01%0.15−0.66%194< 0.01%33.340.04+0%193< 0.01%0000.008
20080.16+0%191< 0.01%0.15−0.65%192< 0.01%33.340.04+15.8%191< 0.01%0000.008
20070.16−3.6%189< 0.01%0.15−3.8%190< 0.01%34.280.04+0%192< 0.01%0000.007
20060.17+4.4%187< 0.01%0.16+4.6%185< 0.01%36.320.04+0%190< 0.01%0000.007
20050.16+6.7%182< 0.01%0.15+7%184< 0.01%35.440.04−4.3%188< 0.01%0000.007
20040.15+36.7%181< 0.01%0.14+36.5%184< 0.01%33.870.04−0.75%186< 0.01%0000.007
20030.11+1.9%189< 0.01%0.1+2%190< 0.01%25.350.04+0%184< 0.01%0000.005
20020.11+0%189< 0.01%0.1+0%189< 0.01%25.460.04+0%184< 0.01%0000.005
20010.11+0.94%187< 0.01%0.1+0.99%189< 0.01%26.020.04+0.5%183< 0.01%0000.005
20000.11+2.9%185< 0.01%0.1+5.4%188< 0.01%26.350.04+0.13%184< 0.01%0000.005
19990.1+0.98%178< 0.01%0.1+0.98%182< 0.01%25.680.04−7.6%181< 0.01%0000.0072
19980.1−1.9%178< 0.01%0.09−1.9%182< 0.01%26.140.04+0%178< 0.01%0000.0071
19970.1+2%176< 0.01%0.1+2%180< 0.01%27.390.04+0%177< 0.01%0000.0073
19960.1+2%178< 0.01%0.09+2%180< 0.01%27.610.04+0%176< 0.01%0000.0071
19950.1+1%177< 0.01%0.09+1%179< 0.01%27.780.04+0%176< 0.01%0000.007
19940.1+4.2%177< 0.01%0.09+4.2%179< 0.01%28.260.04+0%177< 0.01%0000.0069
19930.1+1.1%176< 0.01%0.09+1.1%178< 0.01%27.980.04+0%175< 0.01%0000.0067
19920.09+2.2%174< 0.01%0.09+2.2%176< 0.01%28.580.04+0%173< 0.01%0000.0066
19910.09−1.1%155< 0.01%0.09−1.1%157< 0.01%28.870.04+0%153< 0.01%0000.0064
19900.09+1.1%154< 0.01%0.09+1.1%156< 0.01%30.120.04+0%152< 0.01%0000.0065
19890.09+0%152< 0.01%0.09+0%152< 0.01%30.730.04+0%150< 0.01%0000.0064
19880.09+1.1%152< 0.01%0.09+1.1%152< 0.01%31.530.04+0%151< 0.01%0000.0064
19870.09−2.2%151< 0.01%0.08−2.2%151< 0.01%31.710.04+0%150< 0.01%0000.0064
19860.09+20.8%150< 0.01%0.09+20.8%150< 0.01%32.830.04+0%148< 0.01%0000.0065
19850.08+6.9%149< 0.01%0.07+6.9%151< 0.01%27.530.04+0%145< 0.01%0000.0054
19840.07+5.9%149< 0.01%0.07+5.9%151< 0.01%26.070.04+0%145< 0.01%0000.005
19830.07−2.9%150< 0.01%0.06−2.9%152< 0.01%24.920.04+0%145< 0.01%0000.0048
19820.07+6.1%149< 0.01%0.07+6.1%150< 0.01%25.960.04+16.2%144< 0.01%0000.0049
19810.07−1.5%148< 0.01%0.06−1.5%150< 0.01%24.770.04−2.6%145< 0.01%0000.0046
19800.07—148< 0.01%0.06—150< 0.01%25.430.04—143< 0.01%0000.0047

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