Transmission and distribution losses refer to the output that is not paid for by the users and is essentially the difference between generated and distributed power. Worldwide, losses accounted for about 8 percent of electric power output, compared to the 16 percent of lost output in Brazil in 2014.
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World Bank. (March 25, 2020). Electric power transmission and distribution losses worldwide in 2014, by select country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246481/transmission-and-distribution-losses-in-selected-countries/
World Bank. "Electric power transmission and distribution losses worldwide in 2014, by select country." Chart. March 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246481/transmission-and-distribution-losses-in-selected-countries/
World Bank. (2020). Electric power transmission and distribution losses worldwide in 2014, by select country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246481/transmission-and-distribution-losses-in-selected-countries/
World Bank. "Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses Worldwide in 2014, by Select Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246481/transmission-and-distribution-losses-in-selected-countries/
World Bank, Electric power transmission and distribution losses worldwide in 2014, by select country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246481/transmission-and-distribution-losses-in-selected-countries/ (last visited September 10, 2024)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses worldwide in 2014, by select country [Graph], World Bank, March 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246481/transmission-and-distribution-losses-in-selected-countries/
