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In 2023, coal (47.6%) was the major fuel used to produce electricity followed by fuel
oil (37.4%) and bagasse (14.1%);
Between 2022 and 2023, fuel input increased by 7.8% from 747,635 toe to 805,838 toe;
Input of fuel oil increased by 2.8%, from 293,636 toe in 2022 to 301,724 toe in 2023
and coal increased by 11.9%, from 342,825 toe in 2022 to 383,494 toe in 2023;
Bagasse input to produce electricity was 113,290 toe in 2023 compared to 109,523 toe
in 2022, up by 3.4%.
2.4.2 Electricity sales and consumption
In 2023, total electricity sold was at 2,813.7 GWh, out of which the commercial sector
accounted for the largest share (37.5%), followed by the domestic (36.5%), and industrial
(24.5%) sectors.
From 2022 to 2023, electricity sold increased by 4.3% from 2,698.1 GWh to 2,813.7 GWh,
while the average sales price of electricity increased from Rs 5.85 to Rs 6.99 per kWh.
The per capita consumption of electricity sold increased from 2,137.6 kWh in 2022 to 2,231.7
kWh in 2023, showing an increase of 4.4%.
2.5 Final energy consumption
Final energy consumption is the total amount of energy required by end users as a final
product. End-users are mainly categorised into five sectors, namely: manufacturing, transport,
commercial and distributive trade, households and agriculture.
In 2023, final energy consumption was estimated at 967,708 toe. As shown in Figure III, the
main energy-consuming sector was transport (51.7%), followed by the manufacturing and
household sectors, accounting respectively, for 19.7% and 16.1% of final energy consumed.
The commercial and distributive trade sector and the agricultural sector represented 11.8% and
0.3% of final consumption, respectively.
Figure III – Final energy consumption by sector, 2023
