Renewables share of global power capacity additions

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nearly66.7%
forecast

Global · 2018–2040

IEA projects renewables share of global power capacity additions at nearly 66.7% in 2018–2040.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
World Energy Outlook 2018 – Analysis
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

In power markets, renewables have become the technology of choice, making up almost two-thirds of global capacity additions to 2040, thanks to falling costs and supportive government policies.

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APA

International Energy Agency. (2040). World Energy Outlook 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2018. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WWW7J1R9V0JX9PDYWJYR393V22

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International Energy Agency. "World Energy Outlook 2018." 2040, https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2018. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WWW7J1R9V0JX9PDYWJYR393V22.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "World Energy Outlook 2018." 2040. https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2018. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WWW7J1R9V0JX9PDYWJYR393V22.
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@misc{iea2040renewables393v22, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {World Energy Outlook 2018}, year = {2040}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_WWW7J1R9V0JX9PDYWJYR393V22}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2018. 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 2018
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
World Energy Outlook 2018 – Analysis
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
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