Overview of the current energy mix, and the place in the market
of different energy sources
Switzerland's final energy consumption totalled 854,300
Terajoules (TJ) in 2016. The energy mix consisted of motor fuels
(34.2%), stationary fuels (16.1%), electricity (24.5%), gas (13.7%)
and other (11.5%). The final sectoral consumption was split between
transport (36.0%), households (28.2%), industry (18.2%) and
services (16.6%).
While electricity demand in Switzerland can be met by domestic
production, Swiss oil and gas demands fully depend on imports. This
is due to the fact that Switzerland has no domestic production of
crude oil and natural gas. Therefore, energy-related regulations in
Switzerland are mainly focused on the electricity sector.
