Increase in global electricity demand by sector, 2024-2030
data centre capacity - globally, it is expected to more than double from 97 GW in 2024 to 225 GW in 2030. China shows the highest growth in capacity at around 180%, reaching almost 70 GW in total by 2030. China and the United States are The Asia Pacific region, excluding China, is also projected to see strong growth, less than 3% of total global electricity consumption in 2030. The majority of as rapid electrification, including the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) fleets and the wider diffusion of air conditioning. In 2020, all types of data centres - hyperscale, colocation and enterprise consumed a similar amount of electricity, with hyperscalers using only about 18% more than the other two types. By 2030, however, electricity consumption is expected to rise sharply for both hyperscale and colocation data centres. Notably, more electricity than the other two types, highlighting their growing dominance in