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Global power generation rose by 2.3% in 2022, in line with its historical trend (+2.5%/year over 2010-2019).

Electricity production

Global power generation rose by 2.3% in 2022, in line with its historical trend (+2.5%/year over 2010-2019).

+9.7%


India’s power generation growth accelerated in 2022.

Global power generation rose by 2.3% in 2022, in line with its historical trend (+2.5%/year over 2010-2019).

After a 5.7% rebound in 2021, the growth in global power generation slowed down to +2.3%, returning to its 2010-2019 average growth rate (+2.5%/year). The growth in global power generation was pulled by China (+3.7%), India (+9.7%) and the United States (+3.2%), with significant increases in Indonesia (+7.9%) and Saudi Arabia (+5.9%). Power generation also grew in the rest of Asia (especially in South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan), in Latin America (+1.9%, including +1.9% in Brazil and +2.6% in Mexico), in Canada (+2%) and in Australia (+1.9%), while it remained stable in Africa, as the growth in Algeria and Egypt was offset by a production fall in South Africa. Meanwhile, power generation contracted by 2.8% in Europe (including -3.6% in the EU), due to a 15% fall in France, that was partly offset by a higher power generation in Spain and the UK (around +6% each), in line with the lower electricity consumption. It also fell by more than 27% in Ukraine due to the war, while Russia’s power generation remained stable.

Breakdown by country (TWh)
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Trend over 1990 - 2022 - TWh

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