Energy in North Korea

[3] Many households are restricted to 2 hours' power per day due to priority being given to manufacturing plants.

[4][5][6] 2012R = CO2 calculation criteria changed, numbers updated According to statistics compiled by the South Korean agency, Statistics Korea, based on International Energy Agency (IEA) data, per capita electricity consumption fell from its peak in 1990 of 1247 kilowatt hours to a low of 712 kilowatt hours in 2000.

[15] North Korea imports crude oil from a pipeline that originates in Dandong, China.

The crude oil is refined at the Ponghwa Chemical Factory in Sinuiju, North Korea.

[16] North Korea is reliant on hydro power, which leads to shortages in winter, when there is little rainfall and ice blocks the flow of rivers.

Pyongchon Thermal Power Station generates electricity for central Pyongyang.
Imagery of the Korean Peninsula at night, showing that North Korea is in almost complete darkness due to a lack of electricity [ 7 ]