World
+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.
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France's solar PV installed capacity surpasses 10 GW, 50% of 2023 targets
According to the French Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (SER), France's total renewable energy capacity (wind, solar, hydropower, and bioenergy) has reached 55.3 GW in September 2020, with solar PV surpassing the 10 GW milestone. This means that solar PV capacity is halfway from reaching the Pluriannual Energy Programming's (PPE) target for 2023 of 20,100 MW. Wind capacity reached 17.2 GW, i.e. 71.5% of the 24,100 MW target foreseen for 2023 under the PPE. Furthermore, the hydropower capacity reached 25.7 GW (+170 MW over the same period of 2019), over 99% of the PPE's target, while bioenergy capacity reached 2.15 GW.
26
Oct
The EU is missing its 2020 target for electricity cross-border capacity
According to the European Union (EU) Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), the amount of cross-border capacity available for trade among Member States remains insufficient to meet the minimum EU target of 70% by 2020. Cross-zonal capacity increased by 3% in 2019 compared to 2018 due to border-specific improvements (Poland-Czech Republic/Germany/Slovakia, Austrian borders, Greece-Italy, Bulgaria-Romania and Germany-Denmark). Moderate decreases, compared to 2018, were observed at the Swiss and Norwegian borders (-6%) and at a smaller scale in Italy North and Nordic regions (-2%). In addition, several Member States continue to use national capacity mechanisms, even if they do not always face an adequacy problem.
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Sep
EU and UK energy-related CO2 emissions declined by 3.8% in 2019
According to the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, global CO2 emissions from energy combustion increased by 0.9% to 38 GtCO2 in 2019, driven by China (+3.4%, accounting for 30% of global emissions) and India (+1.6%, 7% of global emissions). Meanwhile, Japan (3% of global emissions) reduced its energy-related CO2 emissions by 2.1%, the United States (13% of total emissions) by 2.6% and Russia (5% of total emissions) by 0.8%.
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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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