Data & Statistics

Tables and charts with relevant and latest information

• Oman: Forecast Electricity Demand and Planned Transmission Projects

  July 7, 2017
  The peak demand for electricity is forecast to increase from 6,299 MW in 2017 to 14,000 MW in 2027, representing a CAGR of 9 per cent.

• Oman: Installed Electricity Capacity, Generation and Consumption [free access]

  July 7, 2017
  Oman’s power system is segregated into three isolated systems — main interconnected system (MIS), covering the northern half of the country; the Salalah power system covering the southern Dhofar region; and the rural power system.

• Oman: Growth in Electricity Transmission Network

  July 7, 2017
  As of 2016, Oman’s transmission network, operated and developed by Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), spanned 6,639 circuit km, comprising 6,384 circuit km of overhead lines (OHL) and 254 circuit km of underground cables (UGC).

• USA: Electricity Generation Capacity and Consumption

  June 9, 2017
  As of December 2016, the United States (US) had an estimated 1,184 GW of installed capacity, of which 43 per cent was based on natural gas, 25 per cent was coal-based, 9 per cent each was hydro- and nuclear energy-based, 7 per cent was wind energy-based, and the remaining was based on other energy resources.

• USA: Growth in Electricity Transmission Network

  June 9, 2017
  During 2011-16, projects entailing the construction of over 24,500 km of transmission line length were completed.

• USA: Recently Commissioned Generation and Transmission Projects

  June 9, 2017
  Between January 2017 and March 2017, 36 new generation facilities aggregating 4,390 MW of capacity were commissioned.

• Saudi Arabia: Electricity Generation Capacity and Consumption [free access]

  May 10, 2017
  Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), along with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is Saudi Arabia’s state-owned integrated electricity generation, transmission and distribution company.

• Saudi Arabia: Existing Transmission Network Capacity

  May 10, 2017
  Saudi Arabia’s electricity transmission network comprises high voltage lines at the 132 kV to 380 kV voltage levels.

• Saudi Arabia: Upcoming Demand, Generation and Transmission Capacity

  May 10, 2017
  The peak electricity demand in Saudi Arabia is expected to increase from 66,185 MW in 2016 to 84,010 MW in 2020 and further to 105,110 MW in 2025.

• Colombia: Growth in Transmission Network [free access]

  April 10, 2017
  As of October 2016, the country had 25,015 km of line length at the 110 kV to 500 kV levels. Colombia’s power network is integrated with those of Ecuador and Venezuela.

• Colombia: Installed Electricity Capacity, Generation and Consumption

  April 10, 2017
  As of the end of July 2016, Colombia’s installed effective capacity was estimated to be close to 16,540 MW. Colombia’s overall effective capacity grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 3 per cent during 2011-15.

• Colombia: Future Power Demand and Upcoming Transmission Projects

  April 10, 2017
  As per the latest estimates of Unidad de Planeación Minero Energética’s (UPME), which is a special administrative unit attached to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, power demand in Colombia is projected to increase at a CAGR of about 2 per cent from over 10 GW in 2017 to about 13.8 GW in 2031, mainly with the expansion of the middle-income category consumers.

• South Africa: Existing Transmission Network Capacity

  March 14, 2017
  South Africa’s electricity transmission network comprises high voltage lines at the 765 kV to 132 kV voltage levels.

• South Africa: Electricity Generation Capacity and Consumption [free access]

  March 14, 2017
  South Africa’s electricity sector is dominated by the state-owned, vertically integrated power utility Eskom.

• South Africa: Expected Demand and Transmission Network Additions

  March 14, 2017
  Eskom’s Transmission Development Plan 2016–25 projects electricity demand to increase from 47,220 MW in 2017 to 55,310 MW at a CAGR of 2.3 per cent.

• Ireland: Installed Capacity, Generation and Consumption [free access]

  February 17, 2017
  The Republic of Ireland had an estimated installed generation capacity of 10,652 MW at the end of 2016.

• Ireland: Existing Transmission Network Capacity

  February 17, 2017
  The transmission network includes 110 kV, 220 kV, 275 kV and 400 kV transmission lines aggregating 6,853 circuit km, as estimated at the end of 2016.

• Ireland: Electricity Demand Forecast and Transmission Capacity Additions

  February 17, 2017
  According to EirGrid’s All-Island Generation Capacity Statement 2016–25, the demand for power in the Republic of Ireland is expected to increase at a moderate rate in the coming years.

• New Zealand: Installed Capacity, Generation and Consumption

  January 12, 2017
  New Zealand had over 9,600 MW of installed capacity at the end of 2015, of which over 57 per cent was contributed by hydro sources, about 19 per cent by thermal sources, 18 per cent by renewable sources and remaining 6 per cent by other sources such as co-generation facilities.

• New Zealand: Existing Transmission Network Capacity [free access]

  January 12, 2017
  New Zealand has two power grids, one each for the two islands—the North Island and the South Island.