Electricity demand growth

Published today, the IEA’s latest Electricity Mid-Year Update forecasts that global electricity demand will grow by 3.6% in 2026 and by a further 3.8% in 2027 – up from 3% growth in 2025.

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APA

International Energy Agency. (2026). Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/global-electricity-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-as-power-systems-adjust-to-recent-shocks. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFAK

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MLA

International Energy Agency. "Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks." 2026, https://www.iea.org/news/global-electricity-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-as-power-systems-adjust-to-recent-shocks. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFAK.

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Chicago

International Energy Agency. "Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks." 2026. https://www.iea.org/news/global-electricity-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-as-power-systems-adjust-to-recent-shocks. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFAK.

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@misc{iea2026electricity18yfak, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC42G6MK2ANJH18YFAK}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/global-electricity-demand-growth-set-to-accelerate-as-power-systems-adjust-to-recent-shocks. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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