Renewable energy is on track to become the largest source of global electricity generation by the end of 2025, overtaking coal for the first time in modern energy history, according to new analysis from the International Energy Agency.
The projection appears in the IEA’s Renewables 2025 report, published in early October, which outlines how solar and wind power are accelerating despite policy uncertainty, supply chain pressure and downward revisions in several key markets.
The report forecasts that renewable electricity generation will grow from 9,900 TWh in 2024 to 16,200 TWh in 2030 – a 60 percent increase. [Read more…] about IEA says renewables will become ‘world’s largest electricity source by end of this year’