Paraguay produces no coal. Paraguayans consumed 1,680 short tons of imported coal in 2016, approximately 248 cubic feet per capita annually. However, Paraguay has been phasing out imports as it moves towards a fully renewable energy matrix, and consumption has dropped to virtually zero since 2016.
Total energy supply (TES) includes all the energy produced in or imported to a country, minus that which is exported or stored. It represents all the energy required to supply end users in the country.
[español] • [português] This page is part of Global Energy Monitor 's Latin America Energy Portal. In 2020, hydro power provided 100% of Paraguay's electricity and roughly half of the country's overall energy supply, with biofuels and imported oil accounting for the remainder.
One of the most important types of transformation for the energy system is the refining of crude oil into oil products, such as the fuels that power automobiles, ships and planes. No data for Paraguay for 2021. Another important form of transformation is the generation of electricity.
Traditional biomass – the burning of charcoal, crop waste, and other organic matter – is not included. This can be an important source in lower-income settings. Paraguay: How much of the country’s electricity comes from nuclear power? Nuclear power – alongside renewables – is a low-carbon source of electricity.
Paraguay does not produce any natural gas. As of 2016, Paraguay was producing 4,174 barrels per day of oil. Paraguay consumed 51,000 barrels per day of oil in 2016, approximately 0.32 gallons of oil per capita daily. Paraguay imports almost all of the oil that it consumes.
Paraguay consumed 28,000 bbl/d (4,500 m /d) of petroleum in 2006. It does not currently produce any crude oil. In February 2006, Paraguay''s Public Works Ministry announced that oil had been discovered in the western Chaco region by British oil company CDS Energy Services, though CDS stated that the reservoir was too tight to facilitate unassisted oil production. State-owned Petróleos Paraguayos (Petropar) has a monopoly on all crude oil and petroleum pr…