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he world uses different types of sources to generate electricity. Some rely on coal, while others prefer nuclear power. Let us have a look at how some countries, including India, are producing electricity, according to National Geographic figures. Note: TWh stands for terawatt hour. A kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy equal to one kilowatt of power spent for one hour of time. Terawatt hour is a huge figure that expresses annual electricity generation for countries. Click NEXT to see India's sources of electricity generation...
India
China oal: 2,759 TWh Hydro: 585 TWh Gas: 43 TWh Oil: 24 TWh Nuclear: 68 TWh Wind: 13 TWh Biomass: 2 TWh Geothermal: 0 TWh
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North America
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Gas: 786 TWh Oil: 105 TWh Nuclear: 937 TWh Wind: 119 TWh Biomass: 110 TWh Geothermal: 6 TWh Solar: 7 TWh Click NEXT to read further. . .
Eurasia
Latin America oal: 37 TWh Hydro: 673 TWh Gas: 146 TWh Oil: 157 TWh Nuclear: 21 TWh Wind: 1 TWh Biomass: 30 TWh Geothermal: 3 TWh Solar: 0 TWh Click NEXT to read further. . .
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Africa
Japan
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World
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