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World Energy Outlook 2022 The global energy crisis
…Extraordinarily high prices are sparking a reappraisal of energy policies and priorities. The Europe-Russia energy relationship lies in tatters, calling into question the viability of decades of fossil fuel infrastructure and investment decisions built on this foundation. A profound reorientation of international energy trade is underway, bringing new market risks even as it addresses longstanding vulnerabilities. Many of the contours of this new world are not yet fully defined, but there is no going back to the way things were. And we know from past energy crises that the process of adjustment is unlikely to be a smooth one…
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World Energy Employment 2025 Executive summary
…other energy end-uses rose by 2%, with electrification in buildings and industry contributing to a sizeable portion of the increase. In both vehicles and efficiency employment, part of this growth is met by workers in related segments retraining and shifting roles – such as heating technicians learning to install heat pumps or auto workers moving to EV assembly lines – but it also reflects the creation of new jobs in areas like manufacturing batteries and installing electric industrial equipment.Demand for workers is increasing across all parts of the energy system, not just electricity, as the world remains thirsty for energy…
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China’s Official Energy Finance in Emerging and Developing Economies Case 1. Uzbekistan 1-GW Solar PV Project
…The first 400 MW entered commercial operation in December 2023, and the remaining 600 MW was commissioned in June 2024. Energy China acted as developer and sponsor, implementing the project through a fully owned local project company and coordinating design, engineering, procurement and construction across both sites.Led by Energy China, this project is one of the country’s first large-scale solar projects and plays a meaningful role in bridging the investment gap. Once fully operational, the two sites will generate an estimated 2 400 GWh of solar electricity annually – about 32% of Uzbekistan’s 2023 consumption – while avoiding 2…
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Grid investments
…or over a decade for nuclear. Key analysis IEA analysis of nine major regions shows that increasing electricity generation and grid capacity by one terawatt-hour (TWh), will require investments of USD 30 to 110 million in emerging economies and USD 75 to 150 million in advanced economies. In order to save the same amount of electricity, energy efficiency measures would cost only between USD 10 million and 50 million. A closer look at grid management The deployment of energy efficiency measures typically requires less time than the implementation of most new generation and grid infrastructure. On average, new generation and grid infrastructure can take years…
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Energy Technology RD&D Budgets Data Explorer
Detailed breakdown of public budgets on energy RD&D submitted to the IEA by its member and association countries
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IEA Ministerial hosts high-level dialogue to accelerate clean cooking and energy access
…on priority actions to accelerate deployment and mobilise additional capital.IEA analysis presented during the session shows that Africa could achieve universal access to clean cooking by 2040 by replicating policies that have delivered the fastest rates of progress globally. The World Energy Outlook 2025 introduced an Accelerating Clean Cooking and Electricity Scenario (ACCESS). In that scenario, LPG provides clean cooking access to over 60% of those currently lacking it, with electricity providing access to a further 17%, bioethanol and biogas to 11%, and advanced biomass cookstoves to the remainder. Achieving this pathway would require investment of around $2 bil...
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Daniel Wetzel
Head of Tracking Sustainable Transitions Unit. Daniel Wetzel leads the newly created Tracking Sustainable Transitions unit within the World Energy Outlook, which tracks how policy measures are actually moving the needle on clean energy transitions, energy access, and energy employment. He was one of the lead author’s on the IEA’s Sustainable Recovery report, the IEA’s Sustainable Recovery Tracker, and coordinated IEA’s co-custodianship on Tracking Progress on Sustainable Development Goal 7.1: Universal Access. Daniel also oversees the employment and parts of the demand analysis in the annual World Energy Outlook. Prior to joining the IEA, Daniel worked at the Rocky Mountain Institute in their Beijing office, leading their Power Market Reform program, and also in Colorado, working on regional energy transition plans.
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Wataru Matsumura
Former Senior World Energy Outlook Analyst.
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History of the IEA Mission
From oil security to steering the world toward secure and sustainable energy transitions
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Singapore and IEA mark 10 years of regional energy cooperation to advance ASEAN Power Grid vision
…for Energy, Australian Energy Regulator and private sector players shared insights on technical frameworks, regulatory policies, financing models and risk-sharing mechanisms to enable cross-border power trade.ASEAN has been advancing its vision for the ASEAN Power Grid (APG), marked by key milestones in 2025 including the announcement of the Enhanced APG Memorandum of Understanding and the development of the Terms of Reference for the ASEAN Submarine Power Cable Development Framework.IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said: “Recent supply disruptions in the Middle East have shown just how vulnerable economies and consumers across the world can be to energy…