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Electricity 2024 Report

February 4 , 2024 104 days 410 0
  • The International Energy Agency's (IEA) released a report named "Electricity 2024".
  • The report forecasts a robust global surge in electricity demand, growing at an average rate of 3.4% from 2024 through 2026.
  • China, India, and Southeast Asian countries are set to be at the forefront of this demand surge.
  • By 2026, nearly half of the world's electricity is expected to be generated by low-emission sources, including renewables and nuclear power.
  • India’s annual average electricity demand growth is pegged at 6.5% over 2024-2026.
  • Electricity use per capita in India and Southeast Asia is rapidly rising.
  • It has been effectively stagnant in Africa for more than three decades.
  • Electricity demand in the European Union declined for the second consecutive year in 2023.
  • Global CO2 emissions from electricity generation are expected to fall by more than 2% in 2024 after increasing by 1% in 2023.
  • Extreme weather events triggered major power outages in 2023 in the United States and India.

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