Energy in Dulebia

NPP Komsomolets, near the city of Dravichi

Energy in Dulebia describes the overall energy and electricity production, consumption and export in Dulebia. Dulebia is very rich on natural resources, and has one of the most-developed energy sectors in the region, ranking 6th in the world in overall energy production, and 4th in total green energy production in Terawatt-hours. Almost one fourth of the energy produced by the country is exported to its neighbours, and Dulebian energy is used by the vast majority of the developed !Erdaran countries, including Mascylla. A major percentage of the Dulebian energy production sector is formed by its hydroelectric power plants, while merely one fifth of the electricity generated in the country is produced by its six nuclear powerplants. Still, almost half of the energy produced in the country is derived from fossil fuels, and the renewable energy sector sees a pretty slow development compared to the neighbouring countries.

The strategic location of Dulebia, backed up by its significant reserves of natural resources, make the country very important in energy and gas transit in the region. Fossil fuel exports account for almost 40% of the entire GDP of the country, making that sector strategic. Apart from electricity, Dulebia is also the largest natural gas and lignite exporter in the region.

Overview

Energy production

The total energy production in Dulebia, as of 2018, stands for 215 TWh, one of the highest in the region. The country has a total consuption rate of 161.25 TWh annually, giving it the ability to export one fourth of the energy it produces, mostly in the form of electricity. The energy sector of the country is highly developed, however, it focuses mainly on nuclear energy and fossil derivatives, which altogether account for almost three fourths of the total energy production. While the country has a huge potential in renewable energy production, especially in the field of solar and wind technologies, the sector remains largely unexplored and only hydropower is well-developed. New projects in the renewable energy sector are hindered by the government itself, which sees far bigger potential in technologies focused around the usage of fossil fuels, which the country actively produces. As a whole, this makes green energy sector very underdeveloped and lacking behind the more developed neighbours of Dulebia. Dulebia ranks first in the region in newly opened fossil fuel power plants since 2016, and the trend seems to continue as the country is the only one actively focusing on non-renewable energy sources.

Net generated energy by source in Dulebia (2018)

  Oil and petroleum (24.6%)

  Nuclear power (21.9%)

  Natural gas (19.9%)

  Hydropower (17.8%)

  Coal and lignite (12.3%)

  Other renewables (2.7%)

  Waste (0.8%)

Energy in Dulebia

	Population (million)	Prim. energy (TWh)	Production (TWh)	Import (TWh)	Electricity (TWh)	CO2-emissions (Mt)
2008	35.9	1,765	311	106	162	482
2009	35.5	1,783	316	102	173	492
2010	35.3	1,792	341	101	181	516
2011	35.1	1,822	354	95	182	552
2012	35.1	1,826	355	93	186	501
2013	35.0	1,834	351	65	189	494
2014	34.9	1,830	367	41	193	491
2015	34.9	1,892	383	45	196	465
2016	34.8	1,894	389	42	203	436
2017	34.7	1,867	392	34	215	411
Change 2008-17	-3.34%	5.46%	20.67%	-60.38%	24.65%	-14.73%

Overall pricing

While Dulebia produces the cheapest electricity in the region, the overal prices for electric energy in the country rank among the highest, and are far higher than those in developed economies. Domestic heat production is also expensive, with prices for gas heating exceeding the export price of the Dulebian gas abroad. Experts name corruption as the main reason for this phenomena, other contributing factors are governmental dominance in the communal services sector, lack of competition and poor price regulation.