Editing Central African Republic (section)

==== Energy ====
{{See also|List of power stations in the Central African Republic}}
The Central African Republic primarily uses [[hydroelectricity]] as there are few other low cost resources for generating electricity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.andritz.com/hydro-en/hydronews/hydropower-africa/central-africa|title=Hydropower in Central Africa – Hydro News Africa – ANDRITZ HYDRO|website=www.andritz.com|access-date=27 February 2020|archive-date=27 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227210353/https://www.andritz.com/hydro-en/hydronews/hydropower-africa/central-africa|url-status=live}}</ref> Access to electricity is very limited with 15.6% of the total population having electrification, 34.6% in urban areas and 1.5% in rural areas.<ref name="WorldFactbook">{{cite web |title=Central African Republic Energy |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/central-african-republic/#energy |website=CIA World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |access-date=16 September 2023 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224211128/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html#energy |url-status=live }}</ref>