Some facts and figures of global electricity and hydro electricity production

1. Anup Ghimire
Rock Face Limited

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Growth of 63.13% between 1990 and 2010
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199.71% increase between 1990 and 2030
has been projected
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21644 Terra watts hours in 1990
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64870 terra watts hours in 2030

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Thermal
Nuclear
Hydro-geothermal
Solar
Wind
Small hydro power plant

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Thermal power plant has the highest
proportional share of electricity generation in
1990 and 2030 projected data.
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Continuous expansion of the generation of
electricity from thermal power plant is
expected until 2030.

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Nuclear power plant industry has the second
highest proportional share in 1990.
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Share of nuclear electricity is expected to
grow from 35% in 1990 to 40% in 2030.

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People’s Republic of China, United States of
America and Russian Federation are the top
three producers of electricity in 2011.
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China accounted for 21.3% of global
electricity production and USA accounted for
19.6% in 2011.

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France, Paraguay and Canada were the top
three electricity exporters in 2011
France exported 56 Terra watts hours of
electricity in 2011 followed by Paraguay, 46
TWh and Canada 37 TWh.

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Italy, USA, Brazil, Finland and Argentina were
the top five importers of electricity in 2011.
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Italy imported 46 TWh followed by USA 37
TWh, Brazil, 36 TWh, Finland 14 TWH and
Argentina 10 TWh.

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China is the largest producer of
hydroelectricity in the world. China produced
699 TWh of hydroelectricity in 2011, 19.6% of
the total world electricity production.
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World production of electricity was 3566 TWh
in 2011.

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Brazil, the second largest hydropower
producer, accounted for 12% and Canada
accounted for 10.5% world production of
hydroelectricity.

20. 
Hydroelectricity has 16.1% share in the world
power production.
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Norway produces 95.3% power from
hydroelectricity, Brazil produces 80.6%,
Venezuela produces 68.6%, Canada produces
59.0% and Sweden produces 44.3% power
from hydroelectricity to meet the energy
demand.

22. International Energy Agency (IEA)
European Commission, World Energy,
technology and Climate Policy Outlook Report,
2003.
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