Share of power plant investment in renewables

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66.7%
forecast

Global · 2017–2040

IEA projects share of power plant investment in renewables worldwide at 66.7% in 2017–2040.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Bright future for renewables
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Renewables capture two-thirds of global investment in power plants to 2040 as they become, for many countries, the least-cost source of new generation.

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APA

International Energy Agency. (2040). World Energy Outlook 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_FNN5RQGTZ9ED6EYKNCGGQD79B8

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MLA
International Energy Agency. "World Energy Outlook 2017." 2040, https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_FNN5RQGTZ9ED6EYKNCGGQD79B8.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "World Energy Outlook 2017." 2040. https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_FNN5RQGTZ9ED6EYKNCGGQD79B8.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2040shareqd79b8, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {World Energy Outlook 2017}, year = {2040}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_FNN5RQGTZ9ED6EYKNCGGQD79B8}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2017. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
World Energy Outlook 2017
Type
Report
Published
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Locator
Bright future for renewables
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
CC by 4.0

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_FNN5RQGTZ9ED6EYKNCGGQD79B8