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Egypt's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2016-01 → 2025-12 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2025-12
570gCO₂e/kWh
#61 cleanest of 81 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
12%
clean incl. nuclear: 12%
Records
Cleanest: 544 (2020-05)
Dirtiest: 614 (2018-01)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 559 | -11 | 13.8 | 244.8 |
| 2024 | 570 | -2 | 12 | 236.5 |
| 2023 | 572 | +2 | 11.7 | 221.5 |
| 2022 | 570 | -1 | 12.1 | 216.1 |
| 2021 | 571 | +5 | 11.6 | 208.8 |
| 2020 | 566 | -17 | 12.5 | 197.6 |
| 2019 | 583 | -11 | 9.7 | 195.2 |
| 2018 | 594 | -2 | 8.1 | 198.8 |
| 2017 | 596 | +1 | 8 | 191.2 |
| 2016 | 595 | — | 8.3 | 187.5 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/eg".
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