Renewables share of global power capacity additions
RecordSTO-WWW7J1R9V0-JX9PDYWJYR-393V22
Global · 2018–2040
IEA projects renewables share of global power capacity additions at nearly 66.7% in 2018–2040.
- 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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- MLA
- 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.
- BibTeX
- @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
- 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_WWW7J1R9V0JX9PDYWJYR393V22