Sudan Electricity
Generation (2024)#97 World
14.77TWh+1.8% YoY
Consumption (2024)#102 World
11.6TWh+0.78% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
20.3%79.7%
Electricity Generation in Sudan
- Net electricity generation in Sudan reached 14.77 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#97 in the world), an increase of 1.8% from 14.51 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.05% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 20.3% (3 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Sudan and renewables 79.7% (11.77 terawatt-hours).
- Sudan increased its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 1.3% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 79.7% of the total electricity.
Sudan Electricity Generation Mix (2024)
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Sudan Electricity Generation by Source (1980-2024)
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Electricity Consumption in Sudan
- Sudan consumed 11.6 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#102 in the world), an increase of 0.78% from 2023. This represents 0.04% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Sudan averaged 230 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.63 kilowatt-hours per day (#176 in the world).
Sudan Electricity Consumption (1980-2024)
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Sudan Per Capita Electricity Consumption vs World Average (1980-2024)
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Installed Electricity Capacity in Sudan
- Sudan had a total installed electricity capacity of 4.01 gigawatts in 2024 (#101 in the world), unchanged from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 53.3% and renewables at 46.7% of Sudan's installed capacity in 2024.
- Sudan's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 42.1% in 2024, with hydro at 88.6%, fossil fuels at 16% and solar at 9.6%.
Sudan Share of Capacity vs Share of Generation by Source (2024)
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Sudan Installed Capacity by Source (1980-2024)
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Electricity Imports & Exports in Sudan
- Sudan imported 0.8 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈6.9% of consumption).
Sudan Electricity Imports & Exports (1980-2024)
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Grid Efficiency in Sudan
- Distribution losses in Sudan were 3.96 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 26.8% of total generation, up from 21.9% in 2014.
Sudan Electricity Distribution Loss Rate (1980-2024)
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Electricity Balance in Sudan
- In 2024, Sudan generated approximately 0.04 terawatt-hours and consumed 0.03 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0087 terawatt-hours.
Sudan Electricity Balance (2024)
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Sudan Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.77 | +1.8% | 97 | 0.05% | 11.6 | +0.78% | 102 | 0.04% | 230 | 4.01 | +0% | 101 | 0.04% | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.96 |
| 2023 | 14.51 | −13.5% | 97 | 0.05% | 11.51 | −17.8% | 100 | 0.04% | 230 | 4.01 | +5% | 98 | 0.04% | 0.65 | — | — | 3.65 |
| 2022 | 16.77 | −5.3% | 89 | 0.06% | 14 | −5.1% | 89 | 0.05% | 283.6 | 3.81 | +1.4% | 100 | 0.04% | 0.88 | 0 | 0.88 | 3.65 |
| 2021 | 17.7 | +3% | 89 | 0.06% | 14.76 | +4% | 85 | 0.06% | 307.1 | 3.76 | +0.5% | 99 | 0.05% | 0.93 | 0 | 0.93 | 3.88 |
| 2020 | 17.19 | +6% | 88 | 0.06% | 14.19 | +9.1% | 89 | 0.06% | 303.3 | 3.74 | +0.99% | 98 | 0.05% | 0.73 | 0 | 0.73 | 3.73 |
| 2019 | 16.22 | −1.1% | 90 | 0.06% | 13.01 | −4.5% | 91 | 0.05% | 285.6 | 3.71 | −1.3% | 98 | 0.05% | 0.21 | 0 | 0.21 | 3.42 |
| 2018 | 16.4 | +4.5% | 88 | 0.06% | 13.63 | +1.4% | 87 | 0.06% | 308.1 | 3.75 | +5.1% | 95 | 0.05% | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.58 |
| 2017 | 15.69 | +7.7% | 88 | 0.06% | 13.44 | +12.3% | 87 | 0.06% | 314.7 | 3.57 | +2.3% | 97 | 0.05% | 0.89 | 0 | 0.89 | 3.14 |
| 2016 | 14.57 | +11.3% | 89 | 0.06% | 11.98 | +15.8% | 90 | 0.05% | 290.3 | 3.49 | +7.2% | 96 | 0.05% | 0.44 | 0 | 0.44 | 3.03 |
| 2015 | 13.09 | +14.6% | 92 | 0.05% | 10.35 | +10.6% | 94 | 0.05% | 258.5 | 3.26 | −0.57% | 95 | 0.05% | 0.13 | 0 | 0.13 | 2.87 |
| 2014 | 11.42 | +10.3% | 96 | 0.05% | 9.36 | +12.7% | 96 | 0.04% | 241 | 3.28 | +0.24% | 95 | 0.05% | 0.44 | 0 | 0.44 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 10.35 | +9% | 96 | 0.04% | 8.31 | +6.8% | 101 | 0.04% | 219.8 | 3.27 | +14.6% | 93 | 0.06% | 0.32 | 0 | 0.32 | 2.37 |
| 2012 | 9.5 | +11.6% | 98 | 0.04% | 7.78 | +14.8% | 101 | 0.04% | 210.7 | 2.85 | +11.7% | 97 | 0.05% | 0.07 | 0 | 0.07 | 1.79 |
| 2011 | 8.52 | +12.4% | 101 | 0.04% | 6.78 | +10.7% | 104 | 0.03% | 187.5 | 2.55 | +15.7% | 100 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 |
| 2010 | 7.57 | +14.6% | 103 | 0.04% | 6.13 | +18.1% | 106 | 0.03% | 173 | 2.21 | +3.3% | 102 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 |
| 2009 | 6.61 | +17.2% | 107 | 0.03% | 5.19 | +17% | 111 | 0.03% | 150.1 | 2.14 | +88.1% | 102 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 |
| 2008 | 5.64 | +9.4% | 113 | 0.03% | 4.43 | +11.4% | 117 | 0.02% | 131.8 | 1.14 | +0.0088% | 116 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 |
| 2007 | 5.16 | +10.9% | 115 | 0.03% | 3.98 | +10.4% | 117 | 0.02% | 121.4 | 1.14 | +0.02% | 117 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 |
| 2006 | 4.65 | +17.4% | 117 | 0.02% | 3.6 | +13.5% | 117 | 0.02% | 112.6 | 1.14 | +9% | 115 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 |
| 2005 | 3.96 | +10% | 116 | 0.02% | 3.17 | +19.9% | 116 | 0.02% | 101.5 | 1.04 | +2.2% | 114 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 2004 | 3.6 | +3.6% | 116 | 0.02% | 2.65 | −0.64% | 121 | 0.02% | 86.59 | 1.02 | +5.2% | 114 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.95 |
| 2003 | 3.47 | +15.6% | 116 | 0.02% | 2.66 | +17.9% | 120 | 0.02% | 89.08 | 0.97 | +9.9% | 116 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 |
| 2002 | 3 | +11.7% | 118 | 0.02% | 2.26 | +24.8% | 121 | 0.02% | 77.25 | 0.88 | +0.34% | 119 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 2001 | 2.69 | +5.9% | 119 | 0.02% | 1.81 | −18.6% | 126 | 0.01% | 63.47 | 0.88 | +3% | 117 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| 2000 | 2.54 | +8.6% | 119 | 0.02% | 2.22 | +13% | 118 | 0.02% | 79.92 | 0.85 | +27.7% | 117 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 1999 | 2.34 | +15% | 119 | 0.02% | 1.97 | +38.5% | 117 | 0.02% | 72.54 | 0.67 | +0% | 120 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 1998 | 2.03 | −1.9% | 119 | 0.01% | 1.42 | +10.8% | 125 | 0.01% | 53.71 | 0.67 | +0.75% | 119 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
| 1997 | 2.07 | +4% | 117 | 0.02% | 1.28 | −4.5% | 130 | 0.01% | 49.69 | 0.66 | +1.5% | 119 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| 1996 | 1.99 | +10.7% | 117 | 0.02% | 1.34 | +3.5% | 125 | 0.01% | 53.19 | 0.65 | +13% | 118 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 1995 | 1.8 | −0.17% | 118 | 0.01% | 1.3 | +0.62% | 128 | 0.01% | 52.57 | 0.58 | +15.6% | 121 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 1.8 | +10% | 116 | 0.01% | 1.29 | +5.4% | 123 | 0.01% | 53.61 | 0.5 | +0% | 120 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 1993 | 1.64 | +3.1% | 119 | 0.01% | 1.22 | −2.2% | 124 | 0.01% | 52.16 | 0.5 | +0% | 120 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 1992 | 1.59 | −1.5% | 118 | 0.01% | 1.25 | +2.8% | 120 | 0.01% | 54.56 | 0.5 | +0% | 118 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 1991 | 1.61 | +9.6% | 98 | 0.01% | 1.22 | −1.8% | 101 | 0.01% | 54.16 | 0.5 | +0% | 98 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 1990 | 1.47 | +14.1% | 98 | 0.01% | 1.24 | +23.9% | 99 | 0.01% | 56.26 | 0.5 | +0% | 97 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 1989 | 1.29 | +0.7% | 99 | 0.01% | 1 | −2.2% | 104 | 0.0099% | 46.34 | 0.5 | +11.1% | 96 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 1988 | 1.28 | +0.55% | 97 | 0.01% | 1.02 | −10.1% | 101 | 0.01% | 48.35 | 0.45 | +0% | 98 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 1987 | 1.27 | +0.47% | 95 | 0.01% | 1.14 | +0.8% | 96 | 0.01% | 54.91 | 0.45 | +0% | 97 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 1986 | 1.27 | +0.32% | 95 | 0.01% | 1.13 | +3.5% | 95 | 0.01% | 55.6 | 0.45 | +0% | 97 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 1985 | 1.26 | +16.5% | 93 | 0.01% | 1.09 | +3.5% | 96 | 0.01% | 54.76 | 0.45 | +0% | 97 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1984 | 1.09 | +7% | 94 | 0.01% | 1.05 | +19.9% | 95 | 0.01% | 53.87 | 0.45 | +15.4% | 96 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1983 | 1.01 | +0% | 98 | 0.01% | 0.88 | +5.8% | 98 | 0.01% | 45.95 | 0.39 | +6% | 99 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 1982 | 1.01 | +6.6% | 99 | 0.01% | 0.83 | +6.1% | 102 | 0.01% | 44.9 | 0.37 | +13.9% | 99 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 1981 | 0.95 | +36.8% | 101 | 0.01% | 0.78 | +34.8% | 102 | 0.01% | 43.98 | 0.32 | +4.2% | 103 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1980 | 0.7 | — | 107 | 0.0087% | 0.58 | — | 107 | 0.0079% | 34 | 0.31 | — | 101 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.