Wind and solar capacity will double over the next five years globally and exceed that of both gas and coal, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report.

The continued growth of wind and solar means renewables, including hydro and bioenergy, would displace coal as the largest source of the world’s power by 2025, says the IEA’s report.

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Renewables are set to dominate the construction of new power infrastructure in the coming years as costs continue to fall.

In its main case, the IEA has wind, solar, hydro and other renewable sources accounting for 95% of the increase in the world’s electricity generating capacity over the next five years.

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Its report forecasts renewables meeting 99% of the increase in electricity demand over the next five years. This can be seen in the chart below.

In the US and Europe, renewable increases are expected to far exceed demand as they are brought in to replace ageing fossil fuel infrastructure.

However, in Asian nations renewables will only cover some of the future demand, with the remainder covered by fossil fuels.

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Recent weeks have seen China, South Korea and Japan all come forward with net-zero pledges that will require the phasing out of coal power and a significant uptick in renewables.

IEA Renewables 2020:
Overview: Renewables 2020 - Analysis and forecast to 2025, 2020-11
Press release, 2020-11-10
Executive summary, 2020-11, PDF

Report summary: Renewables 2020 - Analysis and forecast to 2025

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