Electricity demand growth
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7%
China · 2024
Electricity demand growth in China came in at 7% in 2024 (IEA).
- Publisher
- IEA
- Authority tier
- T1 Official
- Locator
- Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand - News - IEA
- Retrieved
- 15 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
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China's electricity consumption rose by 7% in 2024 and is expected to grow by an average of around 6% through 2027.
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- International Energy Agency. (2024). 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_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV2
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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." 2024, 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_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV2.
- Chicago
- International Energy Agency. "Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand." 2024. 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_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV2.
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- @misc{iea2024electricitymbjpv2, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPV2}, 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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- Publisher
- International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
- Report
- Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand
- Type
- Press release
- Published
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- Locator
- Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand - News - IEA
- Retrieved
- 15 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
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- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
- Last revision
- 15 September 2026
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