Introduction

The 2008 Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles is the seventeenth issue in a series that started in 1990. It contains energy balances for 119 developing countries for the period 2005-2008 and electricity profiles for 184 countries for the period 2003-2008.
 
The energy balances are snapshots of the annual energy flows in each country showing energy production, trade, conversion and consumption of fuels. The electricity profiles provide detailed information on the production, trade and consumption of electricity, net installed capacity and thermal power plant input and efficiency.

The Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles is bi-lingual (English and French) and is available in printed and electronic (PDF format) versions.