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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s primary energy supply mainly comes from oil and coal. Almost 40% of Sri Lanka’s electricity came from hydropower in 2017 but coal’s shares in power generation has been increasing since 2010. Sri Lanka is reaching universal access to electricity but clean cooking remain an issue with 15 million people still relying on biomass to cook.
- Overview
- Energy mix
- Emissions
- Electricity
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Teo Lombardo
Transport Modeller.
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Nives Della Valle
Policy Analyst – People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions.
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Stepping Up the Value Chain in Africa Executive summary
Africa is endowed with vast energy resources – fossil fuels, but also solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal – and yet energy supply remains limited: Around 600 million people on the continent lack reliable access to electricity. This energy gap constrains economic growth and industrial potential, particularly in rural areas where agriculture remains the dominant sector in the economy. As African economies grow and urbanise, the demand for energy-intensive industries and infrastructure is rising. Strategic investments in sustainable industrialisation can create a virtuous cycle that expands energy access and drives productivity, which in turn can attract more investment.Market opportunities already exist. Globally…
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Household Energy Affordability Executive summary
…as in many parts of the Middle East. Electricity is generally subject to less tax compared to oil, but the range is equally wide, with different types of taxes, fees, levies and surcharges amounting to as much as 50% of electricity bills in some countries, or as low as zero in others. On average, the electricity system cost, i.e. the actual cost of producing and transporting the energy to consumers, makes up around 75% of the cost of electricity for households. Electricity bills are becoming a key factor in household energy affordability in the Age of Electricity Electricity is…
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Global Energy Review 2025 Key findings
…with a 1.9% increase in 2023. However, trends varied between sectors and regions. Oil demand from global road transport fell slightly, driven by declines in China (-1.8%) and advanced economies (-0.3%). Oil demand from aviation and petrochemicals grew.Natural gas saw the strongest demand growth among fossil fuels. Demand increased by 2.7% in 2024, rising by 115 billion cubic metres (bcm), compared with an average of around 75 bcm annually over the past decade. China had the largest absolute growth in gas demand in 2024 of over 7% (30 bcm), with growth also strong in other emerging…
- Key findings
- Global trends
- Oil
- Natural gas
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong
- Overview
- Energy mix
- Emissions
- Electricity
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+ 5 pages
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Energy Efficiency Policy Toolkit Heat Pumps for Buildings
Heat Pumps for Buildings
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Nasim Pour
Former Energy Analyst, CCUS.
