Electricity generation in South America
Compare 2024 electricity production, renewable shares and low-carbon generation across South America, with country-level grid and market references.
Electricity production by country in South America
12 of 14 listed countries and territories report annual generation. Their available-country subtotal is 1,320.5 TWh in 2024. This is a sum of available observations, not an official or complete continent/region total. Country shares are shown separately; they are not averaged into a regional percentage.
Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.
| Country / territory | Generation (TWh) | Renewable (%) | Low-carbon (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil electricity production | 745.7 | 87.3 | 89.5 |
| Argentina electricity production | 152.5 | 34.4 | 41.2 |
| Colombia electricity production | 89.1 | 61.4 | 61.4 |
| Chile electricity production | 88.6 | 70 | 70 |
| Venezuela electricity production | 80.1 | 91.1 | 91.1 |
| Peru electricity production | 59.3 | 60.1 | 60.1 |
| Paraguay electricity production | 42.4 | 100 | 100 |
| Ecuador electricity production | 32.7 | 72.4 | 72.4 |
| Bolivia electricity production | 13.5 | 34 | 34 |
| Uruguay electricity production | 13.4 | 98.9 | 98.9 |
| Suriname electricity production | 1.7 | 52.9 | 52.9 |
| Guyana electricity production | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Coverage, geography and assumptions
This subregion follows the existing atlas country crosswalk, not a new statistical or electrical boundary. Each country’s full national observation is counted once within this group. Russia is assigned wholly to Europe and Türkiye to Asia; production is not split spatially. A parent group overlaps its subregions, so do not add those pages’ subtotals together.
Subtotals include reported zero values but exclude missing annual generation. They are calculated directly from source TWh, never inferred from installed MW, plant counts or capacity factors. The imported dataset excludes the provider’s regional aggregates; the World chart uses the provider’s separate World series, not a sum of these pages.
Electricity production is only one part of energy production: transport fuels, heat and primary energy are not included. Generation, consumption, electricity imports and installed capacity answer different questions.
2 missing annual generation observations
Source snapshot: 24 April 2026; common observation year: 2024. This page derives navigation and a subtotal from the published snapshot, not live measurements or a refreshed dataset. Editorial and review scope.
Grid operators and electricity markets in South America
A geographic region is not one synchronous grid or one electricity market. Find the national or regional organisations, their stated roles and service areas, and the sources behind each country’s listing. Missing exchange links are not evidence that trading is absent.
| Country / territory | Listed grid organisations | Markets / power pools | Recorded structure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina grid operators and electricity market | CAMMESA | CAMMESA | Wholesale market |
| Bolivia grid operators and electricity market | Comité Nacional de Despacho de Carga | Comité Nacional de Despacho de Carga | Wholesale market |
| Brazil grid operators and electricity market | ONS | CCEE | Wholesale market |
| Chile grid operators and electricity market | Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional | Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional | Wholesale market |
| Colombia grid operators and electricity market | XM | XM | Wholesale market |
| Ecuador grid operators and electricity market | CENACE | No exchange / pool link listed | Vertically integrated utility |
| Falkland Islands grid operators and electricity market | Falkland Islands Government — Power and Electrical Section | No exchange / pool link listed | Island system |
| French Guiana grid operators and electricity market | EDF Guyane | No exchange / pool link listed | Island system |
| Guyana grid operators and electricity market | Guyana Power & Light | No exchange / pool link listed | Vertically integrated utility |
| Paraguay grid operators and electricity market | ANDE | No exchange / pool link listed | Vertically integrated utility |
| Peru grid operators and electricity market | COES | COES | Wholesale market |
| Suriname grid operators and electricity market | N.V. Energiebedrijven Suriname | No exchange / pool link listed | Vertically integrated utility |
| Uruguay grid operators and electricity market | ADME | ADME | Wholesale market |
| Venezuela grid operators and electricity market | CORPOELEC — official national report | No exchange / pool link listed | Vertically integrated utility |
Operator references reviewed 2026-09-29. Recorded market structures are summaries, not current prices, licence registers or a claim of continent-wide uniformity. The linked country sections include source URLs and geographic limitations.
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