IEA Reports Detail Sharp Global Electric Demand Growth, Modest Growth in Thermal Coal Use

August 2, 2024--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Worldwide electricity demand is expected to rise sharply this year and next, growing about 4% each year, driven by stronger economic growth, heatwaves that drive up electricity use and growing electrification of the world's economies, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) (Paris, France).