According to Global Transmission Research, the electricity demand in the top 10 countries is expected to reach 28,044 TWh by 2035. Future demand is poised to rise steadily, driven by emerging trends such as rapid electrification...
Read MoreAs of 2024, the transmission networks of the top 10 countries had a line length of 3.84 million km and a transformer capacity of 13,269 GVA at 110 kV and above voltage levels. China accounted for the largest share of both...
Read MoreThe top 10 countries (with the highest gross domestic product [GDP] in 2024) had a total installed capacity of 6,487.25 GW at the end of 2024. China accounted for 52 per cent, followed by the US and India at 20.42 per cent and...
Read MoreSouth Korea is actively working to transform its electricity sector to boost energy security, reach carbon neutrality by 2050, and support the expansion of high-tech industries such as semiconductors, data centres and artificial...
Read MoreAs of November 2025, South Korea’s national transmission network, owned and operated by KEPCO, comprised 16,571 km of transmission lines across 154-765 kV voltages. Of this network, 67 per cent was at 154 kV, followed by 29 per...
Read MoreSouth Korea’s power sector is dominated by the state-owned vertically integrated Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). While the generation market is partially competitive with the presence of independent power producers...
Read MoreIn October 2025, Mexico’s Secretaría de Energía (SENER) unveiled Plan de Desarrollo del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional (PLADESE) 2025-39 or the National Electric System Development Plan, which replaces Programa de Ampliación y...
Read MoreAs of September 2025, Mexico’s national transmission network, owned and operated by CFE, comprised 111,195 km of transmission lines across 115-400 kV voltages. Of this network, 47.5 per cent was at the 115 kV levels, followed by...
Read MoreIn Mexico’s electricity sector, the government retains exclusivity over the planning and control of the Sistema Eléctrico Nacional (SEN) or the National Electric System, as well as the delivery of public transmission and...
Read MoreIn July 2025, the Polish government approved the draft update of its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for the period up to 2030, with a longer-term outlook to 2040. This document outlines two climate and energy scenarios...
Read MoreAs of 2024, Poland’s transmission network comprised 16,840 km of lines across 220 kV to 750 kV voltages. Of this, around 55.91 per cent was at the 400 kV level. The transmission network expanded at a CAGR of 2.19 per cent from...
Read MoreThe Polish electricity sector is dominated by state-controlled companies, with ownership concentrated in a few large groups for generation, transmission and distribution. Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. (PSE) is the sole...
Read MoreGermany’s Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) or Federal Network Agency, in March 2024, approved the Netzentwicklungsplan (NEP) or network development plan of the four transmission system operators (TSOs), for the period starting from...
Read MoreAs of December 2024, Germany’s transmission network comprised about 38,374 circuit (ckt) km of lines at the 200 kV and above voltage levels. Between 2020 and 2024, Germany’s transmission line network grew at a CAGR of less than...
Read MoreGermany is accelerating its climate goals to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. In the electricity sector, the objective is to...
Read MoreAccording to Chile’s Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional’s (CEN) Plan de Obras de Generación 2024-44 or Generation Works Plan 2024-44, released in November 2024, the country plans to add 27,160 MW of new generation capacity...
Read MoreAs of 2024, Chile’s SEN transmission network comprised 33,177 km of lines across the 110-500 kV voltage levels. Of this, a majority or 63.5 per cent was at the 220 kV level. The network expanded at a compound annual growth rate...
Read MoreChile’s electricity generation, transmission and distribution segments are entirely privatised, with the government handling oversight and regulation of tariffs. The Sistema Eléctrico Nacional (SEN) or National Electric System...
Read MoreUganda’s Energy Transition Plan 2023, developed in collaboration with the International Energy Agency, aims to provide universal access to modern energy by 2030, achieve net-zero emissions by 2065 and position Uganda as an...
Read MoreAs of June 2024, Uganda’s transmission network comprised 4,927 km of lines across 132-400 kV. Of this, around 68 per cent was at the 132 kV level followed by 20 per cent at 220 kV and the remaining at 400 kV. The transmission...
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