World power generation reduced by 1.2% in 2009
. A substantial cut in electricity generation in OECD countries was balanced by relatively high growth rates in both Asian developing countries and the Middle East. OECD production, representing 51% of the world's power production
, decreased severely by 4.3%. Japan posted
the more impressive reduction (-7.2%) as the fall in thermal consumption compensated the rise in nuclear generation. Drop also reached a high pace in North America, Europe and CIS(4-5% pace). These trends were contrasted by a dynamic power production in Asian countries. In China (18% of the total), electricity generation
developed even more rapidly than the previous year (6.3%). In the Middle East, the electricity generation grew to a smaller extend but remained among higher rates (3.5% for the region).