Annual investments in the digital infrastructure of the electricity grid worldwide have increased from 35.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2015 to almost 56 in 2021. The digital infrastructure targets electricity transmission and distribution, with investments in smart meters, automation and management systems, networking and communications, analytics, transformers, and public charging units for electric vehicles.
Investment in digital infrastructure in transmission and distribution electricity grids worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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IEA. (October 26, 2022). Investment in digital infrastructure in transmission and distribution electricity grids worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763976/investments-in-digital-infrastructure-of-electricity-grid-worldwide/
IEA. "Investment in digital infrastructure in transmission and distribution electricity grids worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763976/investments-in-digital-infrastructure-of-electricity-grid-worldwide/
IEA. (2022). Investment in digital infrastructure in transmission and distribution electricity grids worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763976/investments-in-digital-infrastructure-of-electricity-grid-worldwide/
IEA. "Investment in Digital Infrastructure in Transmission and Distribution Electricity Grids Worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763976/investments-in-digital-infrastructure-of-electricity-grid-worldwide/
IEA, Investment in digital infrastructure in transmission and distribution electricity grids worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763976/investments-in-digital-infrastructure-of-electricity-grid-worldwide/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Investment in digital infrastructure in transmission and distribution electricity grids worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IEA, October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/763976/investments-in-digital-infrastructure-of-electricity-grid-worldwide/