Final electricity consumption

Electricity consumption almost doubles worldwide, driven by increasing activity and efforts to electrify end-uses.

Driven by electrification of end-uses, and economic development in emerging economies, the global final electricity demand is bound to surge in the next few decades, with increasing trends in all regions and sectors. In our EnerBlue scenario (announced policies and pledges), regional disparities persist, with less than 1.3 MWh/cap consumed in Africa in 2050 while it is ten times higher in North America and four times higher in Europe. The expansion of EVs is pushing up the transport sector's share of electricity consumption.