Energy Transition

Heatwaves fuel global power demand boom as renewables struggle to keep pace

Robust economic growth and electrification also driving faster growth in electricity demand than renewables are able to match

Boys bathe at a public water facility along a street on a hot summer day in Jalandhar on June 13, 2024 amid heatwave in India that's longest ever to hit the country.
Boys bathe at a public water facility along a street on a hot summer day in Jalandhar on June 13, 2024 amid heatwave in India that's longest ever to hit the country.Photo: Getty/AFP via Getty Images/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
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Published 19 July 2024, 09:51Updated 19 July 2024, 09:51
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