Utilities and Recycling

Investments into digital technologies and industry 4.0 are transforming economies and consumer behaviour. The briefing examines how digitalisation manifests in manufacturing, mobility, education and consumer lifestyles to improve business ...

In 2020, electric power suppliers in India experienced a difficult year, marked by pandemic-induced demand fluctuations. As the government has initiated COVID-19 related lockdown conditions in March 2020, the energy consumption in India has ...

Demand for electricity fell in 2020, reflecting the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector’s performance. Social distancing measures resulted in a halt in tourism, curtailed operations of manufacturers of discretionary goods and ...

Given the COVID-19-caused social distancing measures, Russia largely limited non-essential business activities in 2020, dragging down energy consumption. According to the System Operator of the Unified Energy System, the government-owned utility ...

The electricity production and distribution industry’s turnover recorded significant declines in 2020 as a result of contracting demand in the commercial and industrial sectors. According to Canada’s Energy Regulator, electricity demand fell by 5% in...

In 2019, UK electricity consumption continued declining, given the Brexit-related economic slowdown, although rising residential and industrial energy prices provided some support for industry turnover. According to the Office of National Statistics ...

In 2019, China’s major industries recorded slower growth, which was reflected in a slowdown in the country’s electricity output growth. The Chinese National Statistics Office reported that in 2019, the country’s industrial output rose by only 4%, ...

In 2019, electricity consumption in the US totalled 3.9 trillion KWh – slightly lower than in the previous year. Consumption during the year was dragged down by slower manufacturing demand and intensifying usage of energy-efficient technologies. In ...

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