Mauritius Electricity
Generation (2024)#137 World
3.41TWh+4.3% YoY
Consumption (2024)#141 World
3.21TWh+4.1% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
82.1%17.9%
Electricity Generation in Mauritius
- Net electricity generation in Mauritius reached 3.41 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#137 in the world), an increase of 4.3% from 3.26 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 82.1% (2.8 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Mauritius and renewables 17.9% (0.61 terawatt-hours).
- Mauritius reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.29% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 17.9% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Mauritius
- Mauritius consumed 3.21 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#141 in the world), an increase of 4.1% from 2023. This represents 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Mauritius averaged 2,525.1 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 6.92 kilowatt-hours per day (#99 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Mauritius
- Mauritius had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.99 gigawatts in 2024 (#137 in the world), an increase of 1.4% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 69.3% and renewables at 30.7% of Mauritius's installed capacity in 2024.
- Mauritius's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 39.4% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 46.7%, hydro at 20.3% and solar at 14%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Mauritius
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Mauritius.
Grid Efficiency in Mauritius
- Distribution losses in Mauritius were 0.2 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 5.8% of total generation, down from 6.2% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Mauritius
- In 2024, Mauritius generated approximately 0.0093 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0088 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.00054 terawatt-hours.
Mauritius Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.41 | +4.3% | 137 | 0.01% | 3.21 | +4.1% | 141 | 0.01% | 2,525.1 | 0.99 | +1.4% | 137 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 3.26 | +4.9% | 136 | 0.01% | 3.08 | +4.9% | 140 | 0.01% | 2,421.9 | 0.97 | +2% | 136 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | 0.18 |
| 2022 | 3.11 | +3.9% | 136 | 0.01% | 2.94 | +4.9% | 143 | 0.01% | 2,303.1 | 0.95 | −0.17% | 135 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2021 | 2.99 | +3.8% | 135 | 0.01% | 2.8 | +2.3% | 143 | 0.01% | 2,189.7 | 0.96 | +0.57% | 136 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2020 | 2.88 | −11% | 137 | 0.01% | 2.74 | −10.3% | 142 | 0.01% | 2,135 | 0.95 | +0.89% | 136 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 3.24 | +3.4% | 135 | 0.01% | 3.05 | +3.6% | 138 | 0.01% | 2,374.9 | 0.94 | −2.7% | 134 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2018 | 3.13 | +0.36% | 134 | 0.01% | 2.95 | +0.56% | 138 | 0.01% | 2,287.7 | 0.97 | +4.5% | 134 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2017 | 3.12 | +2.5% | 134 | 0.01% | 2.93 | +2.2% | 138 | 0.01% | 2,271.8 | 0.93 | +3.3% | 134 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2016 | 3.04 | +1.6% | 134 | 0.01% | 2.87 | +1.8% | 138 | 0.01% | 2,221.5 | 0.9 | +1.6% | 132 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2015 | 3 | +2% | 133 | 0.01% | 2.82 | +2.3% | 138 | 0.01% | 2,180.8 | 0.88 | +4.2% | 132 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2014 | 2.94 | +1.9% | 134 | 0.01% | 2.75 | +2.1% | 137 | 0.01% | 2,131.8 | 0.85 | −1.4% | 131 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2013 | 2.88 | +3% | 132 | 0.01% | 2.7 | +3.5% | 137 | 0.01% | 2,089.9 | 0.86 | −0.12% | 129 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2012 | 2.8 | +2.2% | 132 | 0.01% | 2.61 | +2.5% | 137 | 0.01% | 2,021.5 | 0.86 | +3.4% | 127 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2011 | 2.74 | +1.8% | 130 | 0.01% | 2.54 | +1.9% | 136 | 0.01% | 1,977 | 0.83 | −1.7% | 128 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2010 | 2.69 | +4.4% | 134 | 0.01% | 2.5 | +4.9% | 134 | 0.01% | 1,945.1 | 0.85 | +0.17% | 126 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2009 | 2.58 | +0.77% | 133 | 0.01% | 2.38 | +1.6% | 135 | 0.01% | 1,859.3 | 0.84 | +5.9% | 126 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 2.56 | +3.7% | 131 | 0.01% | 2.34 | +4% | 132 | 0.01% | 1,836.1 | 0.8 | −4.2% | 126 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 2007 | 2.46 | +4.9% | 130 | 0.01% | 2.25 | +4.7% | 133 | 0.01% | 1,773.4 | 0.83 | +6.8% | 125 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 2006 | 2.35 | +3.5% | 132 | 0.01% | 2.15 | +4.9% | 133 | 0.01% | 1,701.5 | 0.78 | −6.3% | 124 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 2.27 | +4.9% | 130 | 0.01% | 2.05 | +4.2% | 129 | 0.01% | 1,630.1 | 0.83 | +16.3% | 121 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 2004 | 2.16 | +4% | 131 | 0.01% | 1.97 | +4.2% | 128 | 0.01% | 1,574.2 | 0.71 | +0.56% | 125 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 2.08 | +6.8% | 129 | 0.01% | 1.89 | +7% | 127 | 0.01% | 1,520.8 | 0.71 | −1% | 123 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2002 | 1.95 | +2% | 129 | 0.01% | 1.77 | +1.2% | 129 | 0.01% | 1,430.2 | 0.72 | −0.69% | 123 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2001 | 1.91 | +7.5% | 128 | 0.01% | 1.74 | +8.6% | 127 | 0.01% | 1,422.7 | 0.72 | +1.4% | 123 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2000 | 1.78 | +31.7% | 126 | 0.01% | 1.61 | +28% | 129 | 0.01% | 1,320 | 0.71 | +35% | 121 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1999 | 1.35 | +21% | 133 | 0.01% | 1.25 | +21% | 135 | 0.01% | 1,040.4 | 0.53 | +9.2% | 126 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 1998 | 1.12 | +3.9% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.04 | +3.9% | 138 | 0.01% | 867.7 | 0.48 | +19.8% | 126 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1997 | 1.07 | +16% | 137 | 0.01% | 1 | +16% | 137 | 0.01% | 842.6 | 0.4 | +9.5% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1996 | 0.93 | −12.7% | 140 | 0.01% | 0.86 | −12.7% | 142 | 0.01% | 733.8 | 0.37 | +1.4% | 134 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | 1.06 | +8.8% | 136 | 0.01% | 0.99 | +8.8% | 134 | 0.01% | 850 | 0.36 | +7.7% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1994 | 0.97 | +4.3% | 139 | 0.01% | 0.91 | +4.3% | 136 | 0.01% | 790 | 0.34 | +0% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1993 | 0.93 | +6.7% | 137 | 0.01% | 0.87 | +6.7% | 137 | 0.01% | 767.1 | 0.34 | +2.1% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1992 | 0.88 | +11.2% | 136 | 0.01% | 0.81 | +11.2% | 135 | 0.01% | 728.1 | 0.33 | +3.4% | 126 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1991 | 0.79 | +9.5% | 118 | 0.01% | 0.73 | +9.5% | 118 | 0.01% | 663.5 | 0.32 | +2.2% | 108 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1990 | 0.72 | +10.3% | 118 | 0.01% | 0.67 | +10.3% | 118 | 0.01% | 614 | 0.31 | +3.6% | 109 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1989 | 0.65 | +6.4% | 117 | 0.01% | 0.61 | +6.4% | 116 | 0.01% | 563.5 | 0.3 | +0% | 110 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1988 | 0.61 | +8.5% | 115 | 0.01% | 0.57 | +8.5% | 116 | 0.01% | 536 | 0.3 | +8.2% | 110 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1987 | 0.57 | +12.8% | 121 | 0.01% | 0.53 | +12.8% | 117 | 0.01% | 499.9 | 0.28 | +0% | 110 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1986 | 0.5 | +10.6% | 118 | 0.01% | 0.47 | +10.6% | 118 | 0.01% | 448.7 | 0.28 | +1.8% | 109 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1985 | 0.45 | +0.67% | 120 | < 0.01% | 0.42 | +0.67% | 119 | < 0.01% | 411 | 0.27 | +0% | 108 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1984 | 0.45 | +2.5% | 119 | < 0.01% | 0.42 | +2.5% | 117 | 0.01% | 413.8 | 0.27 | +0% | 107 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1983 | 0.44 | +2.3% | 118 | 0.01% | 0.41 | +2.3% | 117 | 0.01% | 409.3 | 0.27 | +12.8% | 106 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1982 | 0.43 | −1.6% | 116 | 0.01% | 0.4 | −1.6% | 115 | 0.01% | 405.6 | 0.24 | +0% | 107 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1981 | 0.44 | −1.1% | 116 | 0.01% | 0.41 | −1.1% | 114 | 0.01% | 418.4 | 0.24 | +0% | 106 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | 0.44 | — | 115 | 0.01% | 0.41 | — | 114 | 0.01% | 429.8 | 0.24 | — | 104 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.