Republic of the Congo Electricity
Generation (2024)#127 World
5.47TWh+1.9% YoY
Consumption (2024)#135 World
4.08TWh+37% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
79.1%20.9%
Electricity Generation in the Republic of the Congo
- Net electricity generation in the Republic of the Congo reached 5.47 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#127 in the world), an increase of 1.9% from 5.36 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.02% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 79.1% (4.32 terawatt-hours) of electricity in the Republic of the Congo and renewables 20.9% (1.14 terawatt-hours).
- the Republic of the Congo increased its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 2.6% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 20.9% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in the Republic of the Congo
- the Republic of the Congo consumed 4.08 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#135 in the world), an increase of 37% from 2023. This represents 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in the Republic of the Congo averaged 644.4 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 1.77 kilowatt-hours per day (#158 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in the Republic of the Congo
- the Republic of the Congo had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.84 gigawatts in 2024 (#140 in the world), unchanged from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 73% and renewables at 27% of the Republic of the Congo's installed capacity in 2024.
- the Republic of the Congo's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 74.1% in 2024, with solar at 180.8%, fossil fuels at 80.3% and hydro at 58.7%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in the Republic of the Congo
- the Republic of the Congo imported 0.02 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈0.49% of consumption).
- the Republic of the Congo exported 0.1 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈1.8% of generation).
- This made the Republic of the Congo a net exporter of 0.08 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in the Republic of the Congo
- Distribution losses in the Republic of the Congo were 1.31 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 23.9% of total generation, down from 47% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in the Republic of the Congo
- In 2024, the Republic of the Congo generated approximately 0.01 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.01 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0038 terawatt-hours.
Republic of the Congo Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.47 | +1.9% | 127 | 0.02% | 4.08 | +37% | 135 | 0.01% | 644.4 | 0.84 | +0% | 140 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.1 | −0.08 | 1.31 |
| 2023 | 5.36 | +8.5% | 127 | 0.02% | 2.98 | +10% | 143 | 0.01% | 481.7 | 0.84 | +0.01% | 139 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.07 | −0.05 | 2.34 |
| 2022 | 4.95 | +20.4% | 125 | 0.02% | 2.71 | +18.6% | 145 | 0.01% | 448.5 | 0.84 | +0% | 137 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.03 | −0.0032 | 2.24 |
| 2021 | 4.11 | +2.5% | 130 | 0.01% | 2.28 | −0.71% | 147 | 0.01% | 387.5 | 0.84 | +0.0024% | 137 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.03 | −0.004 | 1.82 |
| 2020 | 4.01 | +3.2% | 130 | 0.02% | 2.3 | +2.6% | 145 | 0.01% | 399.7 | 0.84 | +25.3% | 137 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.002 | 1.71 |
| 2019 | 3.89 | +26.2% | 130 | 0.01% | 2.24 | +32.1% | 146 | 0.01% | 399.2 | 0.67 | +0% | 140 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.04 | −0.02 | 1.62 |
| 2018 | 3.08 | +3.2% | 136 | 0.01% | 1.7 | +2.2% | 147 | 0.01% | 309.6 | 0.67 | +0.01% | 140 | 0.01% | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.002 | 1.38 |
| 2017 | 2.98 | +0.38% | 136 | 0.01% | 1.66 | +3.1% | 147 | 0.01% | 310.4 | 0.67 | +2.1% | 140 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | 1.32 |
| 2016 | 2.97 | +6.6% | 136 | 0.01% | 1.61 | +4.8% | 148 | 0.01% | 308.4 | 0.66 | +1% | 137 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.02 | −0.001 | 1.36 |
| 2015 | 2.79 | +58.4% | 136 | 0.01% | 1.54 | +65.1% | 149 | 0.01% | 301.3 | 0.65 | +10.2% | 138 | 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.03 | −0.02 | 1.23 |
| 2014 | 1.76 | +1.8% | 142 | 0.01% | 0.93 | −2.5% | 157 | < 0.01% | 187 | 0.59 | +11.4% | 140 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.02 | −0.004 | 0.83 |
| 2013 | 1.73 | +0.55% | 142 | 0.01% | 0.95 | −3.6% | 154 | < 0.01% | 196.4 | 0.53 | +23.2% | 144 | 0.01% | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.81 |
| 2012 | 1.72 | +30.8% | 141 | 0.01% | 0.99 | +47.2% | 153 | < 0.01% | 208.7 | 0.43 | +60.8% | 146 | 0.01% | 0.03 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.76 |
| 2011 | 1.32 | +62.1% | 144 | 0.01% | 0.67 | +7.2% | 161 | < 0.01% | 145.8 | 0.27 | +12.6% | 151 | 0.01% | 0.03 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.67 |
| 2010 | 0.81 | +51.5% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0.63 | +5% | 167 | < 0.01% | 140.5 | 0.24 | +0% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.28 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.47 |
| 2009 | 0.54 | +17.3% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.6 | +10.8% | 166 | < 0.01% | 139.4 | 0.24 | +0% | 158 | < 0.01% | 0.44 | 0 | 0.44 | 0.38 |
| 2008 | 0.46 | +13.1% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.54 | +11.6% | 167 | < 0.01% | 131 | 0.24 | +12.8% | 157 | 0.01% | 0.44 | 0 | 0.44 | 0.35 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | −10% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.48 | +3.4% | 167 | < 0.01% | 121.3 | 0.21 | +0% | 158 | < 0.01% | 0.45 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.37 |
| 2006 | 0.45 | +4.7% | 165 | < 0.01% | 0.47 | +10.9% | 166 | < 0.01% | 121.7 | 0.21 | +0% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.39 |
| 2005 | 0.43 | +8.9% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0.42 | +14.7% | 164 | < 0.01% | 113.9 | 0.21 | +0% | 154 | 0.01% | 0.42 | 0 | 0.42 | 0.43 |
| 2004 | 0.39 | −0.51% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.37 | −5.4% | 165 | < 0.01% | 102.9 | 0.21 | +0% | 152 | 0.01% | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.43 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | +1% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.39 | +2.6% | 164 | < 0.01% | 112.6 | 0.21 | +74.4% | 151 | 0.01% | 0.36 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.37 |
| 2002 | 0.39 | +18.1% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0.38 | +12.8% | 164 | < 0.01% | 112.8 | 0.12 | +0% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.36 | 0 | 0.36 | 0.38 |
| 2001 | 0.33 | +13.3% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0.34 | +13.2% | 164 | < 0.01% | 102.4 | 0.12 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.29 |
| 2000 | 0.29 | +16.3% | 161 | < 0.01% | 0.3 | −18% | 164 | < 0.01% | 93.93 | 0.12 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.26 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| 1999 | 0.25 | −26.1% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.36 | +11.4% | 158 | < 0.01% | 119 | 0.12 | +0% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.09 |
| 1998 | 0.34 | −23.9% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0.32 | −27.5% | 158 | < 0.01% | 109.8 | 0.12 | +2.5% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.13 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| 1997 | 0.45 | −1.1% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.45 | −0.45% | 154 | < 0.01% | 154.8 | 0.12 | +0% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 1996 | 0.45 | +29.4% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.45 | +26.5% | 153 | < 0.01% | 158.8 | 0.12 | +0% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 1995 | 0.35 | +8.7% | 155 | < 0.01% | 0.36 | +1.1% | 154 | < 0.01% | 129.1 | 0.12 | +0% | 155 | < 0.01% | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1994 | 0.32 | −10.1% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.35 | −1.1% | 153 | < 0.01% | 131.3 | 0.12 | +0% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.11 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| 1993 | 0.36 | −15.6% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.36 | −19.3% | 153 | < 0.01% | 136.8 | 0.12 | +0% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.11 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| 1992 | 0.42 | −11.1% | 147 | < 0.01% | 0.44 | −4.8% | 148 | < 0.01% | 174.6 | 0.12 | +0% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0.11 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| 1991 | 0.48 | −2.3% | 128 | < 0.01% | 0.46 | +14.1% | 126 | < 0.01% | 188.6 | 0.12 | +0% | 135 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| 1990 | 0.49 | +23.2% | 124 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | +4.9% | 128 | < 0.01% | 170.1 | 0.12 | +0% | 133 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
| 1989 | 0.4 | +37% | 129 | < 0.01% | 0.39 | +3.8% | 128 | < 0.01% | 166.8 | 0.12 | +0% | 131 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| 1988 | 0.29 | +4% | 132 | < 0.01% | 0.37 | −3.9% | 129 | < 0.01% | 165.5 | 0.12 | +0% | 131 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| 1987 | 0.28 | +4.1% | 132 | < 0.01% | 0.39 | +4.9% | 127 | < 0.01% | 177.2 | 0.12 | +0% | 129 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.04 |
| 1986 | 0.27 | −7.9% | 131 | < 0.01% | 0.37 | +61.8% | 126 | < 0.01% | 174 | 0.12 | +0% | 128 | < 0.01% | 0.13 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.03 |
| 1985 | 0.29 | +16% | 130 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | −22.4% | 132 | < 0.01% | 110.7 | 0.12 | +0% | 127 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| 1984 | 0.25 | +8.2% | 130 | < 0.01% | 0.29 | +53.1% | 128 | < 0.01% | 147 | 0.12 | +0% | 127 | 0.01% | 0.08 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.04 |
| 1983 | 0.23 | +16.7% | 130 | < 0.01% | 0.19 | −4% | 134 | < 0.01% | 98.45 | 0.12 | +0% | 128 | 0.01% | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.1 |
| 1982 | 0.2 | +26.1% | 133 | < 0.01% | 0.2 | +28.2% | 135 | < 0.01% | 104.7 | 0.12 | +0% | 128 | 0.01% | 0.03 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1981 | 0.16 | +4% | 133 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | +8.3% | 135 | < 0.01% | 83.43 | 0.12 | +0% | 125 | 0.01% | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1980 | 0.15 | — | 134 | < 0.01% | 0.14 | — | 136 | < 0.01% | 78.73 | 0.12 | — | 123 | 0.01% | 0.007 | 0 | 0.007 | 0.01 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.