Trinidad and Tobago energy mix & electricity
Electricity generation in Trinidad and Tobago reached 9.6 TWh in 2024. Natural gas provides 99.5% of it. Few countries depend so heavily on a single source.
Electricity generation by source in 2024
Share of electricity generation by source, with the change in percentage points over the last ten years.
| Source | TWh | Share | 10-yr Δ pp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9.5 | 99.5% | −0.3 |
| Oil | 0.04 | 0.4% | +0.2 |
| Solar | 0.01 | 0.1% | +0.1 |
| Total | 9.55 | 100% |
Trinidad and Tobago: electricity in context
Electricity generation in Trinidad and Tobago reached 9.6 TWh in 2024. That puts it in the same league as Mongolia. Natural gas provides 99.5% of it. Few countries depend so heavily on a single source.
The renewable share stood at 0.1%, placing Trinidad and Tobago 156th of 158 ranked countries (in the bottom quarter). That is 34 points below the world average of 33.8%. It is also below the average for North America (28.8%). The carbon intensity of electricity is 682 g CO₂e/kWh; the global average is 458 g/kWh. This is one of the more carbon-intensive grids in the world. In the cleanest-grid ranking, Trinidad and Tobago is 143rd of 158.
The decade’s big winner is natural gas, up 110 GWh between 2014 and 2024 (plus 0.3 percentage points of the mix). Overall, the renewable share has barely moved over ten years (a change of under one percentage point).
Coal has essentially never been burned for electricity here: its share has stayed below 1% throughout the record.
Wind and solar have barely started in Trinidad and Tobago: combined, they produce less than 1% of the power.
Generation per person is 6,334 kWh a year, 1.6× the world average of 3,860 kWh. Trinidad and Tobago does not trade electricity with other countries: the grid is not interconnected with any neighbour.
How the power mix has changed
Electricity generation by source since 2000. Switch to shares to see the structural shift independent of demand growth.
Renewables and carbon intensity
Trinidad and Tobago against the world and North America averages.
Total energy: beyond electricity
Primary energy covers transport, heating and industry too. Renewables supply 0% of primary energy and fossil fuels 100% (2024). Per person, that is 105,990 kWh a year (world: 21,654).
Substitution method: non-fossil electricity is converted to the primary energy a fossil plant would have needed.
Domestic extraction of coal, gas and oil, in energy terms.
Power plants in Trinidad and Tobago
The 6 power plants recorded in Trinidad and Tobago add up to 2.1 GW of capacity, 87% of it Gas. The largest is Point Lisas at 852 MW. The database was last updated in 2021, so newer wind and solar farms and rooftop PV are under-represented.
Largest power plants
| # | Plant | Fuel | Capacity MW | Commissioned | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Lisas | Gas | 852 | 1999 | Power Generation Company of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2 | Union Estate Power Station | Gas | 720 | 2009 | Trinidad Generation Unlimited |
| 3 | Port of Spain | Oil | 260 | — | Power Generation Company of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 4 | Penal | Gas | 236 | — | Power Generation Company of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 5 | Cove Power Station | Gas | 66 | 2009 | Trinidad and Tobago Energy Company |
| 6 | Scarborough | Oil | 11 | — | Power Generation Company of Trinidad and Tobago |
Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Explore all 6 plants on the interactive power plant map.
Solar & wind farms: Trinidad and Tobago
2 utility-scale facilities tracked by Global Energy Monitor (2026): 0 MW of solar and 0 MW of wind operating, plus 92 MW under construction or planned.
See them on the mapLargest solar & wind farms: Trinidad and Tobago →
How does Trinidad and Tobago compare?
Trinidad and Tobago next to 6 neighbouring countries, plus regional and world averages. Click a column to sort; use “Compare” for full side-by-side charts.
| Country | Renewable % | Low-carbon % | Fossil % | gCO₂/kWh | kWh / person | Generation TWh | Mix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 0.1% | 99.9% | 682 | 6,334 | 9.6 | — | |
| Barbados | 9% | 9% | 91% | 595 | 3,930 | 1.1 | Compare | |
| Saint Lucia | 2.5% | 2.5% | 97.5% | 650 | 2,225 | 0.4 | Compare | |
| Martinique | 25.8% | 25.8% | 74.2% | 530 | 4,364 | 1.5 | Compare | |
| Guadeloupe | 35.3% | 35.3% | 64.7% | 497 | 4,435 | 1.7 | Compare | |
| Venezuela | 91.1% | 91.1% | 8.9% | 86 | 2,821 | 80.1 | Compare | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 8.1% | 8.1% | 91.9% | 595 | 3,945 | 0.4 | Compare | |
| North America average | 28.8% | 44.7% | 55.3% | 369 | 9,025 | 5,534 | Compare | |
| World average | 33.8% | 42.6% | 57.4% | 458 | 3,860 | 31,772 | Compare |
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Sources & references
- Our World in Data: Energy dataset (CC BY 4.0) — compiled from the sources below
- Ember: Yearly Electricity Data — generation, shares, carbon intensity
- Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy — primary energy, fossil production
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: International Energy Data — gap-filling for smaller countries
- World Resources Institute: Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0) — power plant locations and capacity
Electricity data: Ember and Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); latest year 2024. Power plants: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). Rankings exclude systems under 1 TWh and values older than 2020. Figures may be revised by the original publishers.