Total electricity generation fell by 1% to 19,293 GWh (excluding own consumption) in 2023, compared with 19,520 GWh in 2022.
Production for the local market also fell by 1%, according to the monthly report on the energy situation for December 2023 published by the National Observatory of Energy and Mines, with electricity purchases from Algeria and Libya covering 11% of the local market’s needs in 2023.
STEG still has the lion’s share of electricity production, accounting for 99% of national output in 2023.2.2% of electricity was generated from renewable sources.
Industrial customers remain the largest consumers of electricity, accounting for 58% of total HV & MV customer demand in 2023.
The majority of sectors saw a decrease in sales, in particular paper and publishing (-13%), extractive industries (-11%) and The Building Materials, Ceramics and Glass Industries (-11%), while sales will increase in pumping (water and sanitation) (+7%) and tourism (+6%).
