Electricity demand growth

The world’s electricity consumption is forecast to rise at its fastest pace in recent years, growing at close to 4% annually through 2027 as power use climbs in a range of sectors across the economy, according to a new IEA report released today.

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International Energy Agency. (2027). Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV0

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International Energy Agency. "Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand." 2027, https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV0.

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International Energy Agency. "Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand." 2027. https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV0.

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@misc{iea2027electricitymbjpv0, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand}, year = {2027}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV0}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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