Energy in Zhenia

Nuclear energy is currently Zhenia's largest source of electricity.

Although a considerable amount of Zhenia's electric demand is met by nuclear energy and renewable energy sources, a considerable portion of the total energy - including both electricity and vehicle fuel - remains to be supplied by fossil fuels, although latest trends have shown a sharp decline in coal usage and a steady increase in natural gas usage.

As of 2019, while Zhenia remains to be the seventh-largest producer of petroleum, the ninth-largest producer of natural gas and around 12% of the world's coal reserves, Zhenia has ambitiously pushed its plan to ultimately substitute coal with less environmentally-impacting energy sources, with a considerable portion of the governmental effort going to nuclear power. While it can be, in theory, be self-sufficient in its fossil fuel demands, it relies on around 60% of its petroleum and natural gas on imports, in accordance to the National Resources Security Act that has been in effect since 1994.