Kosovo Electricity
Generation (2024)#117 World
7.02TWh+10.5% YoY
Consumption (2024)#119 World
6.69TWh+1.9% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
88%12%
Electricity Generation in Kosovo
- Net electricity generation in Kosovo reached 7.02 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#117 in the world), an increase of 10.5% from 6.35 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.02% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 88% (6.18 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Kosovo and renewables 12% (0.84 terawatt-hours).
- Kosovo increased its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.71% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 12% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Kosovo
- Kosovo consumed 6.69 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#119 in the world), an increase of 1.9% from 2023. This represents 0.02% of the world's total electricity consumption.
Installed Electricity Capacity in Kosovo
- Kosovo had a total installed electricity capacity of 1.56 gigawatts in 2024 (#128 in the world), an increase of 0.31% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 82.6% and renewables at 17.4% of Kosovo's installed capacity in 2024.
- Kosovo's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 51.3% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 54.7%, hydro at 39% and wind at 36.4%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Kosovo
- Kosovo imported 3.16 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈47.2% of consumption).
- Kosovo exported 2.62 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈37.4% of generation).
- This made Kosovo a net importer of 0.54 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in Kosovo
- Distribution losses in Kosovo were 0.86 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 12.3% of total generation, down from 15% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Kosovo
- In 2024, Kosovo generated approximately 0.02 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.02 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.00089 terawatt-hours.
Kosovo Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 7.02 | +10.5% | 117 | 0.02% | 6.69 | +1.9% | 119 | 0.02% | — | 1.56 | +0.31% | 128 | 0.02% | 3.16 | 2.62 | 0.54 | 0.86 |
| 2023 | 6.35 | −9.1% | 120 | 0.02% | 6.57 | −1.5% | 120 | 0.02% | — | 1.56 | +5.1% | 127 | 0.02% | 3.45 | 2.44 | 1.01 | 0.79 |
| 2022 | 6.99 | +1.4% | 117 | 0.02% | 6.67 | +2% | 119 | 0.03% | — | 1.48 | +2.4% | 127 | 0.02% | 3.69 | 3.14 | 0.55 | 0.87 |
| 2021 | 6.89 | +2.7% | 118 | 0.02% | 6.54 | +20% | 122 | 0.03% | — | 1.45 | +0.29% | 127 | 0.02% | 3.34 | 2.65 | 0.69 | 1.04 |
| 2020 | 6.71 | +5.8% | 113 | 0.03% | 5.45 | +4.3% | 127 | 0.02% | — | 1.44 | +1.1% | 126 | 0.02% | 0.97 | 1.28 | −0.32 | 0.95 |
| 2019 | 6.35 | +7.3% | 116 | 0.02% | 5.23 | +5.8% | 127 | 0.02% | — | 1.43 | +1.3% | 126 | 0.02% | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.02 | 1.15 |
| 2018 | 5.91 | −0.1% | 118 | 0.02% | 4.94 | −0.56% | 126 | 0.02% | — | 1.41 | +0% | 125 | 0.02% | 0.83 | 0.68 | 0.15 | 1.13 |
| 2017 | 5.92 | −1.1% | 117 | 0.02% | 4.96 | +15.4% | 125 | 0.02% | — | 1.41 | +41.4% | 124 | 0.02% | 1.24 | 0.88 | 0.36 | 1.32 |
| 2016 | 5.98 | −2.3% | 116 | 0.02% | 4.3 | −18.1% | 129 | 0.02% | — | 1 | +3.9% | 127 | 0.02% | 0.56 | 1.06 | −0.51 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 6.12 | +12.6% | 114 | 0.03% | 5.25 | +2.8% | 121 | 0.02% | — | 0.96 | +0.01% | 127 | 0.02% | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.13 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5.44 | −16.7% | 116 | 0.02% | 5.11 | −3.7% | 121 | 0.02% | — | 0.96 | +0% | 126 | 0.02% | 0.97 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 6.53 | +9.8% | 114 | 0.03% | 5.31 | +2.6% | 118 | 0.03% | — | 0.96 | +0% | 126 | 0.02% | 2.55 | 2.89 | −0.34 | 0.88 |
| 2012 | 5.95 | +2.4% | 115 | 0.03% | 5.17 | −2.1% | 116 | 0.03% | — | 0.96 | +0% | 124 | 0.02% | 2.77 | 2.62 | 0.15 | 0.93 |
| 2011 | 5.8 | +12.3% | 116 | 0.03% | 5.28 | +12.5% | 113 | 0.03% | — | 0.96 | +0.1% | 124 | 0.02% | 3.14 | 2.72 | 0.42 | 0.94 |
| 2010 | 5.17 | +3.8% | 120 | 0.02% | 4.69 | +4.2% | 117 | 0.02% | — | 0.96 | +0.31% | 123 | 0.02% | 0.82 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.94 |
| 2009 | 4.98 | −3.6% | 118 | 0.03% | 4.51 | −2.5% | 117 | 0.02% | — | 0.96 | +0% | 123 | 0.02% | 0.77 | 0.27 | 0.49 | 0.96 |
| 2008 | 5.16 | — | 116 | 0.03% | 4.62 | — | 116 | 0.03% | — | 0.96 | — | 120 | 0.02% | 0.71 | 0.3 | 0.41 | 0.95 |
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See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.