Renewable electricity generation growth rate

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7%
forecast

Global · 2020

IEA projects renewable electricity generation growth rate worldwide at 7% in 2020.

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Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
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Renewables’ resilience is driven by the electricity sector
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
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Verified

What the source says

In sharp contrast to all other fuels, renewables used for generating electricity will grow by almost 7% in 2020.

International Energy Agency, Renewables 2020 · Renewables’ resilience is driven by the electricity sector
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International Energy Agency. (2020). Renewables 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2020. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_CDHV8ZMFSQGY7T5X9WT7P56P9H
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International Energy Agency. "Renewables 2020." 2020, https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2020. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_CDHV8ZMFSQGY7T5X9WT7P56P9H.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Renewables 2020." 2020. https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2020. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_CDHV8ZMFSQGY7T5X9WT7P56P9H.
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@misc{iea2020renewablep56p9h, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Renewables 2020}, year = {2020}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_CDHV8ZMFSQGY7T5X9WT7P56P9H}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/renewables-2020. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
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Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Renewables 2020
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Renewables’ resilience is driven by the electricity sector
Retrieved
16 September 2026
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17 September 2026
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