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Eritrea

Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan

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Electricity access

Electrification - total population

55.4% (2022 est.)

Electrification - urban areas

75.5%

Electrification - rural areas

36%

Electricity

Installed generating capacity

243,000 kW (2023 est.)

Consumption

388.987 million kWh (2023 est.)

Transmission/distribution losses

51.528 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources

Fossil fuels

89.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Solar

10.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Wind

0.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Petroleum

Refined petroleum consumption

5,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Energy consumption per capita

Total energy consumption per capita 2023

2.977 million Btu/person (2023 est.)