Sri Lanka Electricity
Generation (2024)#91 World
16.62TWh−0.85% YoY
Consumption (2024)#90 World
15.19TWh−0.74% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
45.1%54.9%
Electricity Generation in Sri Lanka
- Net electricity generation in Sri Lanka reached 16.62 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#91 in the world), a decrease of 0.85% from 16.76 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.05% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 45.1% (7.5 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Sri Lanka and renewables 54.9% (9.12 terawatt-hours).
- Sri Lanka reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 1.7% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 54.9% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka consumed 15.19 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#90 in the world), a decrease of 0.74% from 2023. This represents 0.05% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Sri Lanka averaged 657.6 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 1.8 kilowatt-hours per day (#156 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka had a total installed electricity capacity of 6.41 gigawatts in 2024 (#86 in the world), an increase of 11.9% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 43.7% and renewables at 56.3% of Sri Lanka's installed capacity in 2024.
- Sri Lanka's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 29.6% in 2024, with hydro at 43.3%, wind at 37% and fossil fuels at 30.6%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Sri Lanka
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Sri Lanka.
Grid Efficiency in Sri Lanka
- Distribution losses in Sri Lanka were 1.43 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 8.6% of total generation, down from 11.1% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Sri Lanka
- In 2024, Sri Lanka generated approximately 0.05 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.04 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0039 terawatt-hours.
Sri Lanka Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.62 | −0.85% | 91 | 0.05% | 15.19 | −0.74% | 90 | 0.05% | 657.6 | 6.41 | +11.9% | 86 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 |
| 2023 | 16.76 | +0.67% | 89 | 0.06% | 15.31 | +0.38% | 86 | 0.06% | 666.3 | 5.73 | +11.3% | 87 | 0.06% | 0 | — | — | 1.46 |
| 2022 | 16.65 | −5% | 91 | 0.06% | 15.25 | −4.2% | 85 | 0.06% | 667.8 | 5.15 | +4.5% | 88 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 17.52 | +5.2% | 90 | 0.06% | 15.91 | +5% | 82 | 0.06% | 700.9 | 4.93 | +6.2% | 90 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.61 |
| 2020 | 16.66 | +0.35% | 91 | 0.06% | 15.16 | −0.49% | 85 | 0.06% | 671.8 | 4.64 | +2.7% | 90 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 16.6 | +7.3% | 89 | 0.06% | 15.23 | +8.2% | 84 | 0.06% | 679.7 | 4.52 | +5.9% | 90 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 |
| 2018 | 15.48 | +3.9% | 91 | 0.06% | 14.07 | −0.02% | 86 | 0.06% | 632.4 | 4.26 | +1.4% | 92 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 |
| 2017 | 14.9 | +3.7% | 91 | 0.06% | 14.08 | +5.3% | 85 | 0.06% | 637.3 | 4.2 | +3.8% | 92 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 2016 | 14.37 | +8.9% | 90 | 0.06% | 13.37 | +9% | 84 | 0.06% | 610.1 | 4.05 | +1.6% | 89 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 13.19 | +2.8% | 91 | 0.06% | 12.27 | +7.5% | 87 | 0.06% | 564.6 | 3.99 | −2% | 89 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 2014 | 12.83 | +7% | 94 | 0.05% | 11.41 | +5.6% | 88 | 0.05% | 529.5 | 4.07 | +22.5% | 87 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 |
| 2013 | 12 | +1.2% | 94 | 0.05% | 10.8 | +1.2% | 90 | 0.05% | 505.6 | 3.32 | −2% | 91 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2012 | 11.86 | +2.3% | 92 | 0.05% | 10.67 | +4.8% | 87 | 0.05% | 504 | 3.39 | +6.4% | 90 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 |
| 2011 | 11.6 | +7.9% | 90 | 0.05% | 10.18 | +10% | 87 | 0.05% | 484.7 | 3.18 | +11.6% | 91 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 |
| 2010 | 10.74 | +7.8% | 90 | 0.05% | 9.26 | +8.4% | 88 | 0.05% | 443.4 | 2.85 | +4.5% | 95 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.49 |
| 2009 | 9.97 | +0.09% | 90 | 0.05% | 8.54 | +0.73% | 89 | 0.05% | 411.4 | 2.73 | +2.1% | 90 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 |
| 2008 | 9.96 | +1% | 91 | 0.05% | 8.48 | +2.1% | 90 | 0.05% | 410.9 | 2.67 | +8.6% | 91 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 |
| 2007 | 9.86 | +13.2% | 91 | 0.05% | 8.3 | +16.1% | 92 | 0.05% | 405.1 | 2.46 | +0.31% | 92 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 |
| 2006 | 8.71 | −1.1% | 92 | 0.05% | 7.15 | −2.2% | 95 | 0.04% | 351.4 | 2.45 | +0.96% | 90 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 |
| 2005 | 8.81 | +1.1% | 91 | 0.05% | 7.31 | −0.53% | 93 | 0.04% | 361.6 | 2.43 | −9.4% | 88 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 8.71 | +7.9% | 90 | 0.05% | 7.35 | +10.8% | 92 | 0.05% | 365.8 | 2.68 | +4.8% | 87 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 |
| 2003 | 8.08 | +14.1% | 92 | 0.05% | 6.63 | +15% | 94 | 0.04% | 332.5 | 2.56 | +11% | 88 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.44 |
| 2002 | 7.08 | +4.6% | 96 | 0.04% | 5.77 | +5.1% | 97 | 0.04% | 291.3 | 2.31 | +14.2% | 90 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 |
| 2001 | 6.77 | −2.4% | 97 | 0.04% | 5.49 | +0.33% | 98 | 0.04% | 280 | 2.02 | +8.7% | 93 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 |
| 2000 | 6.94 | +15.2% | 95 | 0.05% | 5.47 | +15.2% | 98 | 0.04% | 283.5 | 1.86 | +10% | 93 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.47 |
| 1999 | 6.02 | +8.7% | 96 | 0.04% | 4.75 | +5.9% | 97 | 0.04% | 250.5 | 1.69 | +1.8% | 93 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 |
| 1998 | 5.54 | +10.6% | 95 | 0.04% | 4.48 | +9.1% | 99 | 0.04% | 241 | 1.66 | −2.4% | 94 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 |
| 1997 | 5.01 | +13.3% | 98 | 0.04% | 4.11 | +12.7% | 102 | 0.03% | 225.2 | 1.7 | +18.7% | 91 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 1996 | 4.42 | −6.7% | 101 | 0.03% | 3.65 | −5.8% | 102 | 0.03% | 203.6 | 1.43 | −6.7% | 95 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 |
| 1995 | 4.74 | +9.5% | 98 | 0.04% | 3.87 | +8.9% | 98 | 0.03% | 220.3 | 1.53 | −0.13% | 93 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 |
| 1994 | 4.33 | +10.1% | 99 | 0.04% | 3.55 | +10.2% | 99 | 0.03% | 205.7 | 1.54 | −1.4% | 94 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 |
| 1993 | 3.93 | +23.9% | 98 | 0.03% | 3.22 | +25.1% | 102 | 0.03% | 189.3 | 1.56 | −1.6% | 93 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 1992 | 3.17 | −4.8% | 101 | 0.03% | 2.58 | −5.2% | 100 | 0.02% | 153.9 | 1.58 | +12.3% | 90 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 1991 | 3.33 | +6.8% | 80 | 0.03% | 2.72 | +4.8% | 80 | 0.03% | 165 | 1.41 | +9.3% | 73 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
| 1990 | 3.12 | +10.3% | 81 | 0.03% | 2.59 | +11% | 80 | 0.02% | 158.6 | 1.29 | +0% | 73 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 1989 | 2.83 | +2.4% | 81 | 0.03% | 2.34 | −0.34% | 84 | 0.02% | 143.8 | 1.29 | +4.1% | 72 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 1988 | 2.76 | +4.1% | 81 | 0.03% | 2.34 | +5.1% | 82 | 0.02% | 145.8 | 1.24 | +2.5% | 72 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 1987 | 2.65 | +1.1% | 81 | 0.03% | 2.23 | +0.68% | 83 | 0.02% | 140.1 | 1.21 | +12.8% | 73 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 1986 | 2.62 | +7.8% | 82 | 0.03% | 2.22 | +8.4% | 82 | 0.02% | 140.8 | 1.07 | +0.56% | 75 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 1985 | 2.44 | +9.2% | 82 | 0.03% | 2.04 | +10.2% | 83 | 0.02% | 131.5 | 1.07 | +12.2% | 75 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 1984 | 2.23 | +8.9% | 79 | 0.02% | 1.85 | +6.3% | 82 | 0.02% | 120.1 | 0.95 | +16.9% | 78 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 1983 | 2.05 | −0.1% | 81 | 0.02% | 1.74 | +3.4% | 83 | 0.02% | 113.3 | 0.81 | +37.2% | 82 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 1982 | 2.05 | +11.5% | 79 | 0.02% | 1.69 | +12.4% | 83 | 0.02% | 110.3 | 0.59 | +5.3% | 86 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 1981 | 1.84 | +11.9% | 81 | 0.02% | 1.5 | +7.3% | 85 | 0.02% | 99.34 | 0.56 | +7.7% | 86 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 1980 | 1.64 | — | 81 | 0.02% | 1.4 | — | 88 | 0.02% | 94.15 | 0.52 | — | 86 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.