In 2021, investment in electricity generation across the globe amounted to some 530 billion U.S. dollars, the highest figure reported within the indicated period. This represents an increase of roughly 3.3 percent in comparison to the previous year. Power generation investments have experienced an overall growing tendency since 2017.
Investment in electricity generation worldwide from 2017 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Energy Monitor. (March 18, 2022). Investment in electricity generation worldwide from 2017 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298511/investment-electricity-generation-worldwide/
Energy Monitor. "Investment in electricity generation worldwide from 2017 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298511/investment-electricity-generation-worldwide/
Energy Monitor. (2022). Investment in electricity generation worldwide from 2017 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298511/investment-electricity-generation-worldwide/
Energy Monitor. "Investment in Electricity Generation Worldwide from 2017 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298511/investment-electricity-generation-worldwide/
Energy Monitor, Investment in electricity generation worldwide from 2017 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298511/investment-electricity-generation-worldwide/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Investment in electricity generation worldwide from 2017 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Energy Monitor, March 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298511/investment-electricity-generation-worldwide/