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SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY

 

Sources of Electricity (a)

Country Electricity Production ( billion KWh ) Hydropower (%)

Coal (%)

Oil (%)

Gas (%)

Nuclear power (%)
  1980 1998 1980 1998 1980 1998 1980 1998 1980 1998 1980 1998
BANGLADESH 2.4 12.9 24.8 6.7 - - 26.6 8.7 48.6 84.6 - -
INDIA 119.3 494.0 39.0 16.8 51.2 75.4 6.4 0.7 0.8 4.7 2.5 2.3
NEPAL 0.2 1.3 94.4 90.5 - - 5.6 9.5 - - - -
PAKISTAN  15 62.2 58.2 35.5 0.2 0.7 1.1 38.2 40.5 25.0 0.0 0.6
SRI LANKA 1.7 5.7 88.7 68.9 - - 11.3 31.1 - - - -

Data sources : The data on electricity production are from the IEA'S electronic files and its annual publications, namely Energy Statistics and Balances of non-OECD Countries , Energy Statistics of OECD Countries , and Energy Balances of OECD Countries. World Development Indicators : 2001, The World Bank, Washington, 2001. The World View , : 3.9

 
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