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According to the IEA<\/strong>, leadership in global electricity generation<\/strong> will shift from coal<\/strong> to renewable sources<\/strong> by 2025<\/strong> or 2026<\/strong>. In the same period, nuclear<\/a><\/em> production<\/strong> is also preparing to break records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The International Energy Agency (IEA)<\/strong> announced that global electricity demand<\/strong> will increase by an average of more than 3 percent<\/strong> annually until 2026<\/strong>. Emerging economies in Asia<\/strong>, and expansion in industry<\/strong>, transportation<\/strong>, and data center<\/strong> usage are triggering this growth. The majority of the demand will be met by renewable energy<\/strong>, natural gas<\/strong>, and nuclear sources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the IEA<\/strong>‘s mid-year update report, electricity consumption<\/strong> will increase by 3.3%<\/strong> in 2025<\/strong> and 3.7%<\/strong> in 2026<\/strong>. This rate significantly surpasses the 2.6%<\/strong> average of the 2015-2023<\/strong> period. Although the growth rate dips slightly compared to the 4.4%<\/strong> increase in 2024<\/strong>, one of the strongest trends of the last decade continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Renewables Are Surpassing Coal<\/strong> The report predicts that renewable sources<\/strong> will surpass coal<\/strong> for the first time by 2025<\/strong> or 2026<\/strong>, becoming the world’s largest electricity generation source<\/strong>. In the same period, nuclear energy<\/a><\/em> production<\/strong> is expected to reach record levels<\/strong>. The reactivation of power plants in Japan<\/strong>, strong production performance in the US<\/strong> and France<\/strong>, and new projects in Asia<\/strong> will be influential in this increase. Additionally, natural gas power plants<\/strong> are increasingly substituting coal<\/strong> and oil<\/strong> usage. With this transformation, carbon emissions<\/strong> from electricity generation<\/strong> are expected to remain flat in 2025<\/strong> and show a slight decline in 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

60%<\/strong> of the global demand increase<\/strong> will come from developing economies in Asia<\/strong>. China<\/strong>‘s electricity consumption<\/strong> will rise by 5.7%<\/strong> in 2026<\/strong>, and India<\/strong>‘s by 6.6%<\/strong>. The growth of data centers<\/strong> in the US<\/strong> will ensure demand remains above 2%<\/strong> annually until 2026<\/strong>. In the European Union<\/strong>, while electricity demand<\/strong> increases by approximately 1%<\/strong> in 2025<\/strong>, it is expected to accelerate further in 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prices Increased, Competition Unbalanced<\/strong> In the first half of 2025<\/strong>, wholesale electricity prices<\/strong> in the European Union<\/strong> and the US<\/strong> increased by 30% to 40%<\/strong> compared to last year. The main reason is tightening natural gas markets<\/strong>. Although prices remain below the 2023<\/strong> average, they still hover well above 2019<\/strong>. Furthermore, increasingly frequent negative wholesale prices<\/strong> reveal an urgent need for investments in grid flexibility<\/strong>, energy storage<\/strong>, and flexible consumption<\/strong>. Industrial competition<\/strong> shows serious differences between regions. In Europe<\/strong>, electricity prices<\/strong> for energy-intensive sectors<\/strong> are at double the level of the US<\/strong> and are quite high compared to China<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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