Electricity demand growth
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6.6%
India · 2026
IEA projects electricity demand growth in India at 6.6% in 2026.
- Publisher
- IEA
- Authority tier
- T1 Official
- Locator
- Renewables, natural gas and nuclear are set to meet the additional demand as the world’s use of electricity rises for industry, appliances, air conditioning, data centres, EVs and more
- Retrieved
- 15 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
Demand growth is forecast to accelerate to 5.7% in China and 6.6% in India next year, from 5% and 4% in 2025, respectively.
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| Value | Divergence | Source organisation | Document | Locator | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7% | +0.4 pp | IEA | Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks | Industry, electric vehicles, air conditioning and data centres continue to spur robust increases in electricity use around the world | Open record |
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- International Energy Agency. (2026). Global electricity demand to keep growing robustly through 2026 despite economic headwinds. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/global-electricity-demand-to-keep-growing-robustly-through-2026-despite-economic-headwinds. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPSX
- MLA
- International Energy Agency. "Global electricity demand to keep growing robustly through 2026 despite economic headwinds." 2026, https://www.iea.org/news/global-electricity-demand-to-keep-growing-robustly-through-2026-despite-economic-headwinds. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPSX.
- Chicago
- International Energy Agency. "Global electricity demand to keep growing robustly through 2026 despite economic headwinds." 2026. https://www.iea.org/news/global-electricity-demand-to-keep-growing-robustly-through-2026-despite-economic-headwinds. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPSX.
- BibTeX
- @misc{iea2026electricitymbjpsx, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Global electricity demand to keep growing robustly through 2026 despite economic headwinds}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPSX}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/global-electricity-demand-to-keep-growing-robustly-through-2026-despite-economic-headwinds. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }
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Primary Source
- Publisher
- International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
- Report
- Global electricity demand to keep growing robustly through 2026 despite economic headwinds
- Type
- Press release
- Published
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- Locator
- Renewables, natural gas and nuclear are set to meet the additional demand as the world’s use of electricity rises for industry, appliances, air conditioning, data centres, EVs and more
- Retrieved
- 15 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification & Integrity
- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
- Last revision
- 15 September 2026
- Archival URI
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