Industrial heat demand is projected to increase by 20%–700% under different industrialization scenarios

Total Industrial Heat Demand in Africa (EJ/year)

The IEA Announced Pledges Scenario directly reflects governments' announced targets, while the Manufacturing-Based Growth scenario reflects a high energy demand growth scenario projected by ISS African Futures with the added assumption that manufacturing will account for 40% of final energy demand, in line with global averages.
Source: IEA, ISS African Futures, RMI CalculationsGet the data