ENERGY PROFILE

Seychelles
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 7: ENERGY INDICATORS (2018)
Renewable energy (% of TFEC) 1.2 Access to electricity (% of population) 100.0
Energy efficiency (MJ per $1 of GDP) 2.9 Access to clean cooking (% of population) >95
Public flows renewables (2018 USD M) n.a. Per capita renewable capacity (W/person) 97.823
TOTAL PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY (TPES)

TPES 2013 2018 Total primary energy supply in 2018

Non-renewable (TJ) 4 527 7 693 1%
Oil
Renewable (TJ) 59 73
Total (TJ) 4 586 7 766 Gas
Renewable share (%) 1 1
Nuclear
Growth in TPES 2013-18 2017-18
Non-renewable (%) +69.9 -5.1 Coal + others
Renewable (%) +24.1 0.0 99%
Total (%) +69.3 -5.1 Renewables

Primary energy trade 2013 2018 Renewable energy supply in 2018

Imports (TJ) 12 480 15 605
Exports (TJ) 0 0 Hydro/marine

Net trade (TJ) - 12 480 - 15 605

Wind
Imports (% of supply) 272 201 39% 36%
Exports (% of production) 0 0 Solar
Energy self-sufficiency (%) 1 1
Bioenergy
Net trade (USD million) - 66 - 76
Net trade (% of GDP) -5.0 -4.8 Geothermal
24%
RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Consumption by source 2013 2018 Renewable energy consumption in 2018

Electricity (TJ) 25 41
Heat (TJ) 0 0 Electricity
Bioenergy (TJ) 30 29
Solar + geothermal (TJ) 0 0 Heat
42%
Total (TJ) 55 70
Electricity share (%) 46 58 Bioenergy
58%

Consumption growth 2013-18 2017-18 Solar +

Renewable electricity (%) +62.7 -0.1 geothermal
Other renewables (%) -3.3 0.0
Total (%) +26.7 -0.0
Industry
14%
Consumption by sector 2013 2018
29%
Industry (TJ) 14 20 Transport
Transport (TJ) 0 0
Households (TJ) 37 40 Households
Other (TJ) 3 10
57%
Other
Renewable share of TFEC 1.5 1.2
 ELECTRICITY CAPACITY AND GENERATION

Capacity in 2020 MW % Renewable capacity in 2020

Non-renewable 116 92
Renewable 10 8 Hydro/marine
Hydro/marine 0 0
Solar 4 3 Solar
Wind 6 5 39%
Bioenergy 0 0 Wind
Geothermal 0 0 61%
Total 126 100 Bioenergy

Capacity change (%) 2015-20 2019-20 Geothermal

Non-renewable + 29 0.0
Renewable + 32 + 0.9 Net capacity change (MW)
Hydro/marine 0 0.0
Non-renewable Renewable
Solar + 168 + 2.4 25
Wind 0 0.0
Bioenergy 0 0.0
20
Geothermal 0 0.0
Total + 29 + 0.1
15
Net capacity change in 2020 (MW)
Non-renewable Hydro and marine 10

0 0 5
Solar Wind
0
+ 0 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Bioenergy Geothermal Capacity utilisation in 2019 (%)

0 0 Fossil 41
Nuclear
Generation in 2019 GWh % Hydro/Mar
Non-renewable 417 97
Renewable 12 3 Solar 15
Hydro and marine 0 0 Wind 14
Solar 5 1
Bio
Wind 7 2
Bioenergy 0 0 Geo
Geothermal 0 0
Total 429 100 0 20 40 60 80 100

Per capita electricity generation (kWh) Renewable generation (GWh)

Total Renewable Hydro/marine Solar Wind Bio Geo
5 000 15
4 000
10
3 000
2 000
5
1 000
0 0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
 TARGETS, POLICIES AND MEASURES
3 7 4
Most immediate clean energy targets & NDCs
year target
Renewable energy: 2020 5 %
Renewable electricity: 2020 5%
Renewable capacity:
Renewable transport:
Liquid Biofuel blending mandate:
Other transport targets:
Renewable heating/cooling:
Renewable Hydropower
Off-grid renewable technologies:
Energy efficiency (Energy):
Energy efficiency (Electricity):
Latest policies, programmes and legislation
1 Energy Act 2012

2 Tax exemptions for renewable energy equipment 2010

3 Seychelles Energy Commission established 2009

References to sustainable energy in Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

Conditional Unconditional unit
- Renewable energy 18 %
- electricity
- transport
- heating/cooling
- Energy efficiency

ENERGY AND EMISSIONS

Energy-related CO2 emissions by sector Elec. & heat generation CO2 emissions in 2019
Elec. & heat Other Industrial Transport Other Buildings
+14%
2 0% Coal + others
Mt CO2 Emissions

1
0.2 Gas
Mt CO 2
0.5
Oil
0.0 100%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Avoided emissions from renewable elec. & heat CO2 emission factor for elec. & heat generation
Emitted CO2 RE Avoided CO2 SYC Africa World

0.3 800
Mt CO2 Emissions

0.3
600 572
0.2
tCO2 /GWh

543

0.2 400
0.1
200
0.1
0.0 0.0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Avoided emissions based on fossil fuel mix used for power Calculated by dividing power sector emissions by elec. + heat gen.
 RENEWABLE RESOURCE POTENTIAL
Distribution of solar potential Distribution of wind potential
World Seychelles World Seychelles

100% 100%

80% 80%

Proportion of land area

Proportion of land area

60% 60%

40% 40%

20% 20%

0% 0%
<1200 1200-1400 1400-1600 1600-1800 1800-1900 1900-2000 >2000 <260 260-420 420-560 560-670 670-820 820-1060 >1060
Annual generation per unit of installed PV capacity (kWh/kWp/yr) Wind power density at 100m height (W/m2)

Biomass potential: net primary production Indicators of renewable resource potential

5 6 Solar PV: Solar resource potential has been divided into seven
classes, each representing a range of annual PV output per unit
4 7
of capacity (kWh/kWp/yr). The bar chart shows the proportion
of a country's land area in each of these classes and the global
distribution of land area across the classes (for comparison).
8
3
Onshore wind: Potential wind power density (W/m2) is shown
in the seven classes used by NREL, measured at a height of
100m. The bar chart shows the distribution of the country's
2 9 land area in each of these classes compared to the global
distribution of wind resources. Areas in the third class or above
are considered to be a good wind resource.

10 Biomass: Net primary production (NPP) is the amount of

1
carbon fixed by plants and accumulated as biomass each year.

0
6.5 11
It is a basic measure of biomass productivity. The chart shows
the average NPP in the country (tC/ha/yr), compared to the
tC/ha/yr global average NPP of 3-4 tonnes of carbon per year.

= Global average of 3-4 tC/ha/yr

Sources: IRENA statistics, plus data from the following sources: UN SDG
Database (original sources: WHO; World Bank; IEA; IRENA; and UNSD); UN
World Population Prospects; UNSD Energy Balances; UN COMTRADE; World
Bank World Development Indicators; EDGAR; REN21 Global Status Report; IEA-
IRENA Joint Policies and Measures Database; IRENA Global Atlas; and World
Bank Global Solar Atlas and Global Wind Atlas.

Additional notes: Capacity per capita and public investments SDGs only apply
to developing areas. Energy self-sufficiency has been defined as total primary
energy production divided by total primary energy supply. Energy trade
includes all commodities in Chapter 27 of the Harmonised System (HS).
Capacity utilisation is calculated as annual generation divided by year-end
capacity x 8,760h/year. Avoided emissions from renewable power is calculated
as renewable generation divided by fossil fuel generation multiplied by reported
emissions from the power sector. This assumes that, if renewable power did not
exist, fossil fuels would be used in its place to generate the same amount of
power and using the same mix of fossil fuels. In countries and years where no
fossil fuel generation occurs, an average fossil fuel emission factor has been
used to calculate the avoided emissions.

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Last updated on: 29th September, 2021
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