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+4.7%
China’s power generation continues to grow steadily.
Significant slowdown in global power generation growth in 2019, well below historical levels
Global power generation, which had increased by nearly 3%/year over the 2000-2018 period, slowed down significantly in 2019 (+1%), reflecting the lower electricity demand due to relative milder weather conditions and slower economic growth.
Coal-fired power generation (36% of the global power mix in 2019) decreased by 3.5%, offset by an increase in gas-fired (+3.2%), nuclear (+3.6%), wind (+12%) and solar (+24%) generation.
China was the main contributor to the global power generation growth, with a rising renewable and thermal production; power generation increased by 4.7% in 2019, less than half the 2000-2018 average (+10%/year).
The lower electricity demand slashed power generation by 1.2% in the USA, where the rising gas-fired and renewable production led to large coal-fired generation cutbacks. In Europe, the economic slowdown translated into a 1.8% decline, especially in Germany (reduction of coal-fired generation) and France (lower nuclear and hydropower availability), despite a 25% surge in Belgium (improved nuclear availability and higher wind generation).
Power generation continued to fall in Japan (-3.4%) and dipped in South Korea (after a decade of growth) against declining electricity consumption. It also stagnated in India, where coal-fired generation decreased for the first time since 1973.
Global Energy Trends, 2020 edition
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Jul
EU countries need to strengthen energy efficiency efforts to reach targets
According to the European Commission, primary energy consumption declined by 0.7% in 2018 (-0.1% only for final energy consumption), which is insufficient to meet the 2020 targets. The highest annual reductions in primary energy consumption were posted in Belgium, Austria and Greece, whereas the largest increases were observed in Estonia, Latvia and Luxembourg. Between 2005 and 2018, primary energy consumption decreased in all Member States except Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia and Poland. Primary energy intensity fell in all Member States between 2005 and 2018; however, it grew in Denmark, Estonia and Luxemburg in recent years (between 2015 and 2018).
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Jun
Switzerland's final energy consumption slightly increased in 2019
According to the Swiss government, final energy consumption in Switzerland slightly increased in 2019 (+0.3%) due to cooler temperatures, economic growth (+0.9%), demographic growth (+0.7%) and increasing fleet of motor vehicles (+0.8%). This rising trend was offset by continued energy efficiency and substitution effects.
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France's GHG emissions declined by 0.9% in 2019 to 441 MtCO2eq
According to preliminary figures from Citepa, France’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions declined by 0.9% in 2019, from 445 MtCO2eq in 2018 to 441 MtCO2eq in 2019. This is due to a decline in GHG emissions from the residential and tertiary sector (-2.7%, i.e. -2.2 MtCO2eq, with a 2.3% drop for households and a 3.2% decline for services), in the energy sector (-0.7%, including -1.5% for power generation), and in waste processing (-2.2%). In 2019, CO2 emissions dipped by 1%, from 331.5 Mt to 328.2 Mt (-3.3 Mt), while methane emissions contracted by 0.7% (-0.4 MtCO2eq).
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