Electricity demand growth
RecordSTO-90DT8XJMJ7-ZD0A4FE68A-4P31MG
Global · 2025–2027
IEA projects electricity demand growth worldwide at 4% in 2025–2027.
- 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
What the source says
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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APA
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_90DT8XJMJ7ZD0A4FE68A4P31MG
Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
- MLA
- 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_90DT8XJMJ7ZD0A4FE68A4P31MG.
- Chicago
- 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_90DT8XJMJ7ZD0A4FE68A4P31MG.
- BibTeX
- @misc{iea2027electricity4p31mg, 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_90DT8XJMJ7ZD0A4FE68A4P31MG}, 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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Primary source
- 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
- —
- 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
- See source
Verification
- Status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
- Checked on
- 27 September 2026
- Last revision
- 27 September 2026
- Permanent URL
- /stat/stat_90DT8XJMJ7ZD0A4FE68A4P31MG