Africa > Electricity demand set to rise, but renewable installation must keep pace, flagship IEA report warns

Electricity demand set to rise, but renewable installation must keep pace, flagship IEA report warns

Published 13:22 on October 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:22 on October 16, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International

Low-emissions technology, both new renewables and recently resurgent nuclear, will generate half the world's power demand by 2030, yet without investment in electricity grids in particular, global warming is headed for 2.4C above pre-industrial temperatures by the end of the century, according to the International Energy Agency's (IEA's) World Energy Outlook (WEO) on Wednesday. 
Low-emissions technology, both new renewables and recently resurgent nuclear, will generate half the world's power demand by 2030, yet without investment in electricity grids in particular, global warming is headed for 2.4C above pre-industrial temperatures by the end of the century, according to the International Energy Agency's (IEA's) World Energy Outlook (WEO) on Wednesday. 


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