Energy in Burundi

Energy in Burundi is a growing industry with tremendous potential.

As of 2020, 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, 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
  1. "Energy consumption in Burundi". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. Iranzi, Fabrice (2019-11-05). "Burundi: a $70 million hydropower project to meet the needs for power generation". RegionWeek. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  3. Brändlin, Anne-Sophie (August 28, 2019). "The global injustice of the climate crisis". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. Ferguson, Sarah (February 26, 2020). "Severe Flooding Threatens Lives And Futures In Burundi". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  5. "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.
  6. "CONSOMMATION D'ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE". Banque de la République du Burundi. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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