Powering the cloud
The global surge in AI and cloud computing means data centres now use more electricity than France—and demand could triple by 2030. If they were a country, they’d already be one of the world’s biggest power consumers.
Source: International Energy Agency; Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries; and IMF staff calculations. (June 2025)
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