The Maldives has 15 power plants in this atlas, with 1 MW of reported capacity (reported for 1 of them). The largest listed plant is Fenaka Vaikaradhoo Branch (1 MW, oil; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are oil, other and gas. Grid operators listed here include State Electric Company. Electricity is regulated by Utility Regulatory Authority. Renewables supplied 7.1% of its electricity in 2024.
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 Maldives
Island systemSmall isolated grid
Each inhabited island has its own diesel grid, with growing solar.
No power exchange: the utility produces or buys electricity and sells it at set tariffs.
Regional grid
Not part of a larger synchronous grid or regional power pool.
What does “Island system” mean?
A small grid that is not connected to a larger network. One utility typically runs generation and distribution, often relying on imported fuel, with solar and batteries increasingly added.
The Maldives has separate island networks and several electricity providers. STELCO is a selected reference, not the operator for every island.
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.
Maldives is in Southern Asia. 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
Malé
Languages
Maldivian
Region
Southern Asia
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 15 records for Maldives. 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
15 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.
Browse 15 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.
