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Electricity

Botswana — 11 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 217,000 kW capacity; 630 million kWh produced, 510 kWh per capita (1989)
1991 217,000 kW capacity; 630 million kWh produced, 510 kWh per capita (1989)
1992 220,000 kW capacity; 630 million kWh produced 858 kWh per capita (1991)
1993 220,000 kW capacity; 1,123 million kWh produced, 846 kWh per capita (1991)
1994 capacity: 220,000 kW production: 901 million kWh (in addition 228,000,000 kWh were imported) consumption per capita: 874 kWh (1992 est.)
1995 capacity: 220,000 kW production: 900 million kWh consumption per capita: 694 kWh (1993)
1996 capacity: 220,000 kW production: 900 million kWh consumption per capita: 694 kWh (1993)
2022 installed generating capacity: 766,000 kW (2020 est.) consumption: 3,515,900,000 kWh (2019 est.) exports: 0 kWh (2019 est.) imports: 1.101 billion kWh (2019 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 631 million kWh (2019 est.)
2023 installed generating capacity: 766,000 kW (2020 est.) consumption: 3,515,900,000 kWh (2019 est.) exports: 0 kWh (2019 est.) imports: 1.101 billion kWh (2019 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 631 million kWh (2019 est.)
2024 installed generating capacity: 738,000 kW (2022 est.) consumption: 3.697 billion kWh (2022 est.) exports: 2 million kWh (2022 est.) imports: 1.662 billion kWh (2022 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 591.813 million kWh (2022 est.)
2025 installed generating capacity: 758,000 kW (2023 est.) consumption: 3.879 billion kWh (2023 est.) exports: 2 million kWh (2023 est.) imports: 1.923 billion kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 625.694 million kWh (2023 est.)