Energy in Burundi
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Energy in Burundi is a growing industry with tremendous potential.
As of 2020[update], Burundi consumes a total of 382.70 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electric energy per year.[1]
The country produces locally 79% of the electricity it consumes, with the rest imported from other countries.[1] Its most important power source is hydroelectric power, representing 95% of total production.[1][2] It also uses energy from other renewable (wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal) and coal power plants.[1]
Burundi has the world's lowest carbon footprint per capita at 0.027 tons per capita in CO2 emissions as of 2019.[3][4]
Electricity
Burundi's total production of electricity was of 232 gigawatt hours (GWh) in 2018.[5] The main source came from a total of nine dams supplying the major part of the electric energy and 100 GWh coming from geothermal and thermal sources.[5] Consumption in 2018 was estimated at 315.6 GWh of which 273 GWh where consumed in Bujumbura, 18.7 GWh in Gitega and 23.9 GWh by the rest of the country.[6]
Petroleum
Burundi imports all of its petroleum products from Kenya and Tanzania, and has no known reserves of petroleum or natural gas. As of 2001[update], consumption of oil was estimated at 3,000 barrels per day. Burundi was estimated to have no known consumption of natural gas in 2001. A subsidiary of BP has an oil exploratory concession in and around Lake Tanganyika.
Wood and peat
Wood and peat account for 94% of energy consumption in Burundi. Peat offers an alternative to increasingly scarce firewood and charcoal as a domestic energy source. The government is promoting peat production and is fostering the development of renewable energy resources, such as solar electricity and biogas.
References
- ^ a b c d "Energy consumption in Burundi". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ Iranzi, Fabrice (2019-11-05). "Burundi: a $70 million hydropower project to meet the needs for power generation". RegionWeek. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ Brändlin, Anne-Sophie (August 28, 2019). "The global injustice of the climate crisis". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ferguson, Sarah (February 26, 2020). "Severe Flooding Threatens Lives And Futures In Burundi". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "PRODUCTION D'ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE (en milliers de KWH)". www.brb.bi/fr/content/secteur-r%C3%A9el. Banque de la République du Burundi. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "CONSOMMATION D'ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE". Banque de la République du Burundi. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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