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IEA: Asia set to use half of world’s electricity by 2025

FILE - Casino Lisboa, right, is seen in Macao on Dec. 28, 2022. The International Energy Agency predicts Asia will consume half of the world's electricity by 2025. A new report by the Paris-based body forecasts that China alone will see its share of global electricity consumption grow from a quarter in 2015 to a third by the middle of this decade. (AP Photo/Kanis Leung, File) FILE - A woman uses her smartphone as she stands on a rocky outcropping in the channel of the Yangtze River in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. The International Energy Agency predicts Asia will consume half of the world's electricity by 2025. A new report by the Paris-based body forecasts that China alone will see its share of global electricity consumption grow from a quarter in 2015 to a third by the middle of this decade. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) FILE - Light installations with Chinese and Hong Kong flags are displayed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 23, 2022. The International Energy Agency predicts Asia will consume half of the world's electricity by 2025. A new report by the Paris-based body forecasts that China alone will see its share of global electricity consumption grow from a quarter in 2015 to a third by the middle of this decade. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) FILE - A farmer tills his land under power lines near central China's Henan province on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. The International Energy Agency predicts Asia will consume half of the world's electricity by 2025. A new report by the Paris-based body forecasts that China alone will see its share of global electricity consumption grow from a quarter in 2015 to a third by the middle of this decade. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) In this Sept. 27, 2021 file photo, steam billows out of the cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province. The International Energy Agency predicts Asia will consume half of the world's electricity by 2025. A new report by the Paris-based body forecasts that China alone will see its share of global electricity consumption grow from a quarter in 2015 to a third by the middle of this decade. (Chinatopix via AP, file) FILE - Power grid stand against the residential and office buildings in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by mild pollution haze on Monday, June 5, 2017. The International Energy Agency predicts Asia will consume half of the world's electricity by 2025. A new report by the Paris-based body forecasts that China alone will see its share of global electricity consumption grow from a quarter in 2015 to a third by the middle of this decade. . (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
IEA: Asia set to use half of world’s electricity by 2025