Renewable electricity generation share

Renewable generation is set to grow by more than 8% in 2026, and it is poised to increase its share of global electricity generation from 33% in 2025 to 37% by 2027.

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International Energy Agency. (2027). 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_GCGMPW1XG9D1BHA9BSJ89E0QD0

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International Energy Agency. "Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks." 2027, 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_GCGMPW1XG9D1BHA9BSJ89E0QD0.

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Chicago

International Energy Agency. "Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks." 2027. 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_GCGMPW1XG9D1BHA9BSJ89E0QD0.

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@misc{iea2027renewable9e0qd0, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks}, year = {2027}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_GCGMPW1XG9D1BHA9BSJ89E0QD0}, 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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