Despite the outflow of the world's largest consumer - China, the new impulse of demand will give the USA, Europe and India.
this is evidenced by the latest data from the International Energy Agency, which also revised the demand forecast in 2024 to a historical maximum.
according to the IMA, in the USA has increased by 12% in the first half of the year, which is due an increase in demand for electricity. Demand also grew in Europe, where this year the production of wind energy was significantly lower than average. In India, an increase of 1.3% is expected by the results of the year, which will help to compensate for the expected decrease by 0.5% in China.
according to the agency, last year the demand for coal increased by 1.5% to a record 8.79 billion tons, while the previous estimate was 8.77 billion tons. 2026.
what will be in reality largely depends on the China economy, which today is the world's largest coal consumer.
