Brazil Electricity

See also: Brazil Energy

Electricity Generation in Brazil

Brazil generates 567,946,980 MWh of electricity as of 2016 (covering 112% of its annual consumption needs).
Non Renewable (Fossil Fuels)
16 %
91,657,520 MWh
Nuclear
3 %
14,970,460 MWh
Renewable
81 %
461,319,000 MWh

Hydroelectricity
377,102,000 MWh (66%)

Non-Hydroelectric
84,217,000 MWh (15%)

Geothermal
0 MWh (0.00%)

Wind
33,490,000 MWh (5.90%)

Solar
85,000 MWh (0.01%)

Tide & Wave
0 MWh (0.00%)

Biomass & Waste
50,642,000 MWh (8.92% )

Electricity Consumption in Brazil

Brazil consumed 509,078,980 MWh of electricity in 2016.

Import/Export

Brazil imported 41,313,000 MWh of electricity in 2016 (covering 8% of its annual consumption needs).

Brazil exported 518,000 MWh of electricity in 2016.

ELECTRIC consumption 509,078,980  
ELECTRIC GENERATION 567,946,980  
Nuclear 14,970,460 3%
Renewables 461,319,000 81%
Hydroelectricity 377,102,000 66%
Non-Hydroelectric Renewables 84,217,000 15%
Geothermal 0 0.00%
Wind 33,490,000 5.90%
Solar, Tide, Wave, Fuel Cell 85,000 0.01%
Tide and Wave 0 0.00%
Solar 85,000 0.01%
Biomass and Waste 50,642,000 8.92%
Fossil Fuels 91,657,520 16.14%
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage 0 0.00%
Net Imports 40,795,000 7.18%
(Data shown is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categoreies)

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