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Power plants in the British Indian Ocean Territory

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No power-plant inventory is loaded for the British Indian Ocean Territory yet. That is a gap in our sources, not evidence that there is no electricity generation.

Data compiled from official inventories and open sources; see data sources and coverage.

British Indian Ocean Territory at a glance

Power-plant records
0
Reported capacity
No inventory
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.

Grid operators and electricity market 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

Electricity production in British Indian Ocean Territory

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.

Regional comparisons: Africa electricity production · Eastern Africa electricity production

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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.

No mapped plant inventory is loaded for British Indian Ocean Territory. The geographic and grid-sector references explain available context; this is an inventory gap, not evidence of zero generation.

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.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

Power-plant inventory coverage in the British Indian Ocean Territory

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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.