Electricity

(asked on 23rd April 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate she has made of what (a) peak and (b) total electricity demand will be in (i) 2025, (ii) 2030, (iii) 2035, (iv) 2040, (v) 2045 and (vi) 2050.


Answered by
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 30th April 2024

Total demand and peak demand figures corresponding to the latest scenarios published in Annex O of the Energy and Emission Projections[1] are:

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

Total Demand (TWh)

Low

309

362

449

482

535

580

High

310

363

483

563

656

771

Peak Demand (GW)

Low

59

74

94

105

119

131

High

59

74

107

139

166

191

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-and-emissions-projections-2021-to-2040

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