Brunei
BRNBrunei runs one of the most fossil-dependent grids in Asia.
0% of its electricity is low-carbon, 49th of 51.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Among the most carbon-heavy electricity anywhere.
What this means
How much planet-warming gas is released to make one unit of electricity. Two countries can generate exactly the same amount and one of them be ten times dirtier doing it. Lower is better.
Brunei generates almost exactly what it uses, with next to nothing crossing its borders.
What this means
Electricity can be sold across a border like anything else, through high-voltage lines connecting one country's grid to the next. Buying it in means leaning on a neighbour to keep the lights on. Selling it means generating more than the country needs.
Also true of Brunei
Brunei generates no hydro electricity at all, in a region built on it.
41% of grids in Asia draw more than a tenth of their power from hydro.
Brunei uses more electricity per person than any country in ASEAN.
12,016 kWh per person per year, first of 10.
Brunei’s neighbours
Figures are for 2024, the most recent year reported for Brunei. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.