Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source of roughly three quarters of the world's mined cobalt.
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2024
15.9 TWh- Coal generation · #84 of 203 0 0%
- Other fossil generation · #183 of 205 0 0%
- Gas generation · #118 of 202 0 0%
- Nuclear generation · #33 of 200 0 0%
- Hydro generation · #38 of 204 13.4 84.2%
- Solar generation · #49 of 205 2.5 15.8%
- Bioenergy generation · #113 of 205 0 <0.1%
- Wind generation · #109 of 203 0 0%
- Other renewables generation · #28 of 182 0 0%
Since 2000
Table · 25 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity0 GW2024 · #108 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity0 GW2024 · #73 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand17.4 TWh2024 · #89 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports1.4 TWh2024 · #43 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity0 GW2024 · #116 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity3.3 GW2024 · #41 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity0 GW2024 · #32 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity0.4 GW2024 · #75 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other renewables capacity0 GW2024 · #28 of 182 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions0.4 MtCO2e2024 · #150 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity27.6 gCO2e/kWh2024 · #197 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity0 GW2024 · #134 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity3.7 GW2024 · #92 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation15.9 TWh2024 · #91 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity0 GW2024 · #97 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11