In 2023, electricity consumption in Comoros was just 165 kWh per person, compared with a global average of 3,794 kWh—roughly one twenty-third as much. The supplied figures show no recorded low-carbon electricity generation, indicating an electricity supply dependent on fossil fuels rather than clean sources such as solar, wind and nuclear. Such limited electricity availability can constrain healthcare, refrigeration, education and business activity, while leaving little capacity for growing demand from electrification and digital services. Expanding clean electricity would support development while reducing exposure to fossil-fuel air pollution and climate impacts.

Is Electricity Growing in Comoros?

Electricity consumption per person is not currently growing: the 2023 figure was 3 kWh below the previous record of 168 kWh in 2022, a decline of about 2%. Low-carbon generation also showed no progress, remaining at 0 kWh per person and matching the recorded benchmark from 2000. This combination of declining electricity consumption per person and stalled clean generation is concerning for a country that needs substantially more electricity to support households, public services and economic growth.

Suggestions

Comoros should prioritize solar projects, including rooftop systems and local grids supported by batteries, alongside improvements to its electricity network. Among the listed regions, tropical places such as Vietnam and Thailand offer useful solar examples, generating about 21 TWh and 11 TWh respectively; their practical experience is more transferable than their absolute scale. Comoros could also assess suitable wind sites, drawing on experience from island regions such as Ireland, which generates about 12 TWh from wind. Nuclear should be considered in long-term electricity planning and international cooperation: France generates about 376 TWh from nuclear, while South Africa produces about 12 TWh. These examples illustrate how nuclear can complement solar with steady low-carbon generation, although any Comorian proposal would need to match the country’s electricity demand, grid and institutional capabilities.

History

The supplied historical information is limited: no year-by-year changes in low-carbon electricity generation are included. The available benchmarks show recorded low-carbon generation of 0 kWh per person in both 2000 and 2023, with no improvement over that record. They do not establish a continuous annual history, so specific periods of expansion or decline cannot be identified reliably. What is clear is that the latest figures show no recorded clean generation, making the development of low-carbon electricity an important next step for Comoros.

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