Electricity demand increases strongly in all three scenarios driven by growing prosperity in emerging economies and increasing electrification of the global energy system. Final electricity demand increases over 80% by 2050 in Accelerated and Net Zero and by 75% in New Momentum.
World power systems are increasingly dominated by wind and solar power, which more than account for the entire growth of global power generation in Accelerated and Net Zero, and around 85% of the increase in New Momentum.