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electric power industry The electric power industry covers the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric power to the general public and industry. The commodity sold is actually energy, not power, e.g. consumers pay for kilowatt-hours, power multip ...

sectors in every country or region around the world.

Africa

* Electricity sector in DR Congo * Electricity sector in Ethiopia *

Electricity sector in Ghana Ghana generates electric power from hydropower, fossil-fuel (thermal energy), and renewable energy sources. Electricity generation is one of the key factors in order to achieve the development of the Ghanaian national economy, with aggressive a ...

* Electricity sector in Kenya * Electricity sector in Nigeria *

Electricity sector in South Africa The Electricity sector in South Africa is an important part of energy in South Africa. Eskom is the state-owned electricity provider. A 2016 study compared long term prices of different types of new powerplants. Electricity production In 2020, coa ...

Asia

* Electricity sector in Bangladesh * Electricity sector in Brunei *

Electricity sector in China China's electric power industry is the world's largest electricity producer, passing the United States in 2011 after rapid growth since the early 1990s. In 2019, China produced more electricity than the next three countries—U.S., India, a ...

Electricity sector in Hong Kong Electricity sector in Hong Kong ranges from generation, transmission, distribution and sales of electricity covering Hong Kong. The combustion of coal, natural gas and oil are the main sources of electricity in Hong Kong. The electricity sector ...

** Electricity sector in Macau * Electricity sector in India * Electricity sector in Japan * Electricity sector in Mongolia * Electricity sector in North Korea *

Electricity sector in Pakistan Electricity in Pakistan is generated, transmitted, distributed, and retail supplied by two vertically integrated public sector companies, Water and Power Development Authority ( WAPDA) responsible for the production of hydroelectricity and ...

Electricity sector in the Philippines The electricity sector in the Philippines provides electricity through power generation, transmission, and distribution to many parts of the Philippines. The Philippines is divided into three electrical grids, one each for Luzon, the Visayas ...

* Electricity sector in Singapore * Electricity sector in South Korea * Electricity sector in Sri Lanka *

Electricity sector in Taiwan The electricity sector in Taiwan ranges from generation, transmission, distribution and sales of electricity, covering Taiwan island and its offshore islands. Regulator Electricity sector in Taiwan is regulated by its state-owned electric ...

* Electricity sector in Turkey

Middle East

* Electricity sector in Egypt * Electricity sector in Iran * Electricity sector in Iraq * Electricity sector in Saudi Arabia

Europe

* Electricity sector in Belgium * Electricity sector in the Czech Republic *

Electricity sector in Denmark Denmark's western electrical grid is part of the Synchronous grid of Continental Europe whereas the eastern part is connected to the Synchronous grid of Northern Europe via Sweden. 80% of electricity generated in Denmark comes from renewables ...

* Electricity sector in Estonia *

Electricity sector in Finland The electricity sector in Finland relies on nuclear power, forest industry black liquor and wood consumption, cogeneration and electricity import from neighboring countries. In 2008 the consumption of electricity in Finland was 17 036 kWh/pers ...

* Electricity sector in France *

Electricity sector in Germany Germany's electrical grid is part of the Synchronous grid of Continental Europe. In 2020, due to COVID-19 conditions and strong winds, Germany produced 484 TW⋅h of electricity of which over 50% was from renewable energy sources, 24% fro ...

Electricity sector in Iceland The electricity sector in Iceland is 99.98% reliant on renewable energy: hydro power, geothermal energy and wind energy. Iceland's consumption of electricity per capita was seven times higher than EU 15 average in 2008. The majority of the elect ...

Electricity sector in Ireland The electricity sectors of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are integrated and supply 2.5 million customers from a combination of coal, peat, natural gas, wind and hydropower. In 2018 natural gas produced 51.8%, while wind turbines gene ...

Electricity sector in Italy Italy's total electricity consumption was 302.75 terawatt-hour (TWh) in 2020, of which 270.55 TWh (89.3%) was produced domestically and the remaining 10.7% was imported. Italy has a high share of electricity in the total final energy consumption. ...

* Electrical energy in Kosovo * Electricity sector in Luxembourg *

Electricity sector in the Netherlands The total electricity consumption of the Netherlands in 2021 was 117 terawatt-hours (TWh). The consumption grew from 7 TWh in 1950 by an average of 4.5% per year. As of 2021, the main resources for electricity in the Netherlands are fossil fue ...

* Electricity sector in Norway * Electricity sector in Russia *

Electricity sector in Spain The electricity sector in Spain describes electricity in Spain. In 2008, Spain consumed 88% of the average electricity consumption for a European Union 15 country. In 2009, Spain exported about 3% of the electricity it produced. The volume of ...

Electricity sector in Sweden Majority of electricity production in Sweden relies on hydro power and nuclear power. In 2008 the consumption of electricity in Sweden was per capita, compared to EU average per capita.Electricity sector in Switzerland The electricity sector in Switzerland relies mainly on hydroelectricity, since the Alps cover almost two-thirds of the country's land mass, providing many large mountain lakes and artificial reservoirs suited for hydro power. In addition, the ...

* Electricity sector in Turkey * Electricity sector in the United Kingdom **

Green electricity in the United Kingdom The availability and uptake of green electricity in the United Kingdom has increased in the 21st century. There are a number of suppliers offering green electricity in the United Kingdom. In theory these types of tariffs help to lower carbon dioxi ...

North America

* Electricity sector in Canada ** History of electricity sector in Canada *

Electricity sector in the Dominican Republic The power sector in the Dominican Republic has traditionally been, and still is, a bottleneck to the country's economic growth. A prolonged electricity crisis and ineffective remedial measures have led to a vicious cycle of regular blackouts, high ...

* Electricity sector in El Salvador * Electricity sector in Haiti *

Electricity sector in Honduras The electricity sector in Honduras has been shaped by the dominance of a vertically integrated utility; an incomplete attempt in the early 1990s to reform the sector; the increasing share of thermal generation over the past two decades; the poor ...

Electricity sector in Mexico As required by the Constitution, the electricity sector is federally owned, with the Federal Electricity Commission (Comisión Federal de Electricidad or CFE) essentially controlling the whole sector; private participation and foreign companies ...

* Electricity sector in Nicaragua * Electricity sector of the United States

Oceania

Electricity sector in Australia The Australian electricity sector has been historically dominated by coal-fired power stations, but renewables are forming a rapidly growing fraction of supply. Due to its large size and the location of its population, Australia lacks a sing ...

** Green electricity in Australia ** History of electricity supply in Queensland *

Electricity sector in New Zealand The electricity sector in New Zealand uses mainly renewable energy, such as hydropower, geothermal power and increasingly wind energy. , 82% of electricity is generated from renewable sources, making New Zealand one of the countries with the lo ...

** Renewable electricity in New Zealand

South America

Electricity sector in Argentina The electricity sector in Argentina constitutes the third largest power market in Latin America. It relies mostly on thermal generation (60% of installed capacity) and hydropower generation (36%). The prevailing natural gas-fired thermal genera ...

Electricity sector in Brazil Brazil has the largest electricity sector in Latin America. Its capacity at the end of 2021 was 181,532 MW.https://antigo.aneel.gov.br/web/guest/sala-de-imprensa-exibicao-2/-/asset_publisher/zXQREz8EVlZ6/content/brasil-termina-2021-com-maior-ac ...

* Electricity sector in Chile * Electricity sector in Colombia * Electricity sector in Cuba * Electricity sector in Guyana * Electricity sector in Paraguay * Electricity sector in Peru * Electricity sector in Uruguay * Electricity sector in Venezuela