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Electricity Market report

July 30 , 2022 853 days 573 0
  • International Energy Agency (IEA) released its early 2022 edition of the bi-annual Electricity Market Report.
  • The Global electricity demand increased by 6% year-on-year in 2021.
  • It was the steepest year-on-year increase recorded by the IEA since 2008 financial crash.
  • The Global energy intensity decreased by 1.9% year-on-year.
  • This drop was only half as compared to the level required to lay foundation for net-zero by 2050.
  • In 2021, the electricity generation from renewables increased by 6% year-on-year.
  • Generation from coal was increased by 9%.
  • This increase was led by markets like China and India, where coal served as greater than half of the increase in demand.
  • There was an increase of 2% in gas-fired generation.

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