Electricity demand growth

RecordSTO-YF7Z3AH3B1-J0J0J6DB37-CTSG4P

6%
forecast

China · 2025–2027

IEA projects electricity demand growth in China at 6% in 2025–2027.

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand - News - IEA
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

China's electricity consumption rose by 7% in 2024 and is expected to grow by an average of around 6% through 2027.

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APA

International Energy Agency. (2027). Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_YF7Z3AH3B1J0J0J6DB37CTSG4P

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MLA
International Energy Agency. "Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand." 2027, https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_YF7Z3AH3B1J0J0J6DB37CTSG4P.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand." 2027. https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_YF7Z3AH3B1J0J0J6DB37CTSG4P.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2027electricityctsg4p, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand}, year = {2027}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_YF7Z3AH3B1J0J0J6DB37CTSG4P}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-electricity-demand-is-set-to-accelerate-in-the-coming-years-as-power-hungry-sectors-expand. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
Growth in global electricity demand is set to accelerate in the coming years as power-hungry sectors expand - News - IEA
Retrieved
15 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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