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Power plants in the British Indian Ocean Territory

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British Indian Ocean Territory at a glance

Power-plant records: 0
Reported capacity: —
Renewable electricity (2024): No data
Most records: —
Grid operator: Not yet verified
Capital: Diego Garcia

This snapshot has no station records for British Indian Ocean Territory. That is a source-data gap, not an absence of power generation.

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in the British Indian Ocean Territory

No public gridUninhabited or research stations only

Who regulates

Electricity rules follow the United Kingdom, with local oversight by the territory’s government.

No electricity regulator applies.

Who controls the grid

The Diego Garcia military base runs its own power plant.

Markets & power exchanges

No electricity market.

Regional grid

No grid connection.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How British Indian Ocean Territory generates electricity

No comparable 2024 electricity figures are available in this snapshot. This is a data gap, not zero generation.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

British Indian Ocean Territory is in Eastern Africa. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital: Diego Garcia
Languages: English
Region: Eastern Africa

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 0 records for British Indian Ocean Territory. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

No station inventory is loaded for this country yet. Electricity generation data may still be available. An empty map does not mean no power stations exist.

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THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in the British Indian Ocean Territory

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Browse 0 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

No plant inventory is loaded for British Indian Ocean Territory yet. This does not mean the country has no generation. Use the grid and market directory below to explore official sources.