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Energy System Resilience Executive summary
…result of long-term planning – can provide broader lessons.Since January 2026, Ukraine has faced a severe convergence of threats, creating a catastrophic humanitarian and energy crisis. Russian missile and drone strikes on electricity and gas infrastructure have intensified, and their impact has been compounded by one of the harshest winters in recent years. The power system has been hit especially hard. Ukrainian households have endured severe blackouts, with some areas – including the capital, Kyiv – losing access to power for 17 hours or more on a daily basis. As of mid-January, Ukraine's electricity demand reached 18 gigawatts (GW)…
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Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2026 Energy in Southeast Asia
…reduce taxes, stabilise prices and protect vulnerable households and sectors. These interventions can soften the immediate social and economic impact of higher fuel prices, but they also create fiscal risks. Fossil fuel subsidies in the region were around USD 40 billion prior to the crisis and are set to rise sharply in 2026, underlining the continuing political pull of emergency support when international prices increase.Fossil fuels continue to dominate the region’s energy mix, with coal playing the largest role in recent growth. Total energy demand is around 40% higher than in 2015, and fossil fuels have supplied most…
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Renewables 2025 Biogases
…on year).The production of biogas, used primarily for electricity and CHP generation, is highly concentrated in Germany (53% of EU production). Biomethane production is on the rise in most European countries, with Germany (29% of EU production), France, Italy, Denmark and the Netherlands collectively accounting for 93% of EU production. The United Kingdom is also significant, with production equivalent to an additional 23% of the EU total.Several countries are working on their regulations to attract further investment. France’s new blending mandate for biomethane grid injection will be in force in 2026, while the Netherlands is developing one…
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World Energy Outlook 2022 Outlook for electricity
…coal use in the electricity sector has seen an uptick in many countries in response to strong demand, high natural gas prices and energy security concerns, but this is expected to be temporary. Even in the STEPS, unabated coal falls from 36% of generation in 2021 to 26% in 2030 and 12% in 2050, reflecting renewables growth, led by solar PV and wind. In the APS, pledges including net zero emissions targets in 83 countries and the European Union, are met on time and in full. This accelerates clean energy transitions. Renewables in electricity generation rise from 28% in 2021…
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World Energy Outlook 2025 Overview and key findings
…a growing role in meeting energy service demand in all scenarios, supplied with rising shares of generation from renewables. Peak electricity demand rises around 40% by 2035 in the STEPS, with similar trends in the other scenarios, largely due to increased demand for cooling. Data centres and AI account for less than 10% of global growth in electricity demand, but this is a larger factor in the United States where a large share of new data centres are located. Today, around 730 million people still live without electricity, and nearly 2 billion rely on polluting cooking methods. As things stand…
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Global Energy Review 2025 Electricity
…for nearly 60% of total growth in electricity consumption. Key drivers included rising demand for air conditioning, which was bolstered by severe heatwaves in countries such as China and India, and demand for power from new data centres. The industry sector made up nearly 40% of total growth in electricity demand in 2024. Electricity use in industry grew by nearly 4% in 2024, a step up from the pace in 2023, driven by increased activity in electro-intensive manufacturing and industrial growth more broadly. The continued uptake of electric vehicles raised electricity consumption in the transport sector by over 8…
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World Energy Outlook 2025 Stated Policies Scenario
…a rapidly expanding power sector. The renewables share in electricity generation rises from one-third today to over half by 2035 and two-thirds by 2050, led by solar and wind power with support from batteries. Grid upgrades and dispatchable sources are critical to maintain security. Nuclear output grows 40% to 2035, maintaining a 9% share of electricity generation. The world moves firmly into the Age of Electricity in the STEPS, with electricity use rising four-times faster than overall energy demand to 2035. In advanced economies, EVs and data centres push up electricity demand. In emerging market and developing…
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World Energy Investment 2025 United States
…as well as a major investor (25% of total investment). This growth has been buoyed by rising investment in LNG export projects, mainly targeting Asian and European buyers. Between 2015 and 2024 the share of annual energy investment going to fossil fuel supply and fossil fuel-based electricity generation declined from 60% to just under 40%. Meanwhile, investment in clean energy has grown rapidly supported by policy and more competitive prices. These factors have spurred new manufacturing investments reaching USD 60 billion in 2024 and were further bolstered by initiatives that aimed to enhance domestic competitiveness and attract foreign direct…
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Breakthrough Agenda Report 2025 Power
…nuclear power made up over 80% of global growth in electricity generation in 2024 – a step up from 2023, when they accounted for two-thirds of total growth.Global renewable power capacity is expected to reach 2.6 times its 2022 level by 2030, falling short of the COP 28 pledge of tripling renewable energy capacity. Success statements The rapid deployment of clean power generation continues and expands considerably in all regions of the world Why is it important to achieve the success statement to reach the sectoral breakthrough goal?Electricity generation continues to have the highest emissions in the energy…
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Global Energy Review 2026 Electricity demand
…2025 (1.3%). Demand growth was well above long-term average rates in advanced economies, but slowed in Asian economies In 2025, emerging market and developing economies accounted for 80% of global electricity demand growth. China’s share of the increase in global demand was 58%, higher than in 2024, when it stood at 52%, but lower than the 62% average observed over the previous decade. China’s net electricity demand surpassed 9 500 TWh in 2025, up by 5.1%, but slower than the growth of 6.6% in 2023 and 7.0% in 2024. Demand from the buildings…
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