/IRBIS, November 11, 09/ - World primary energy demand will grow by 1.5% per year by 2030 is projected to rise by 40% to 16.8 billion tons of oil equivalent, specified in the report of the International Energy Agency (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2009.

"This growth is largely occurring in developing Asian countries, followed by Middle East countries. Projected demand growth is lower than projected WEO-2008, which is largely due to the effects of the crisis at the beginning of the projection period, as well as under influence of new government programs taken over the past year", - stated in the report.

Following in 2009 according to preliminary data falling demand for energy will be 2.0%. In 2010-2015 demand growth will resume at an average of 2.5% per year. After 2015, IEA predicts that with further development of the countries with economies in transition and slow growth of world population growth in energy demand will slow gradually.

"In absolute terms, the maximum growth in demand over the forecast period fall on coal, followed by oil and gas," - noted in WEO-2009.

IEA forecasts for oil demand (excluding biofuels) will grow by an average of 1% per year to 105 million barrels v2030 year. All the growth in demand will have on countries outside the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

World demand for electricity will grow annually at 2.5% per year until 2030. More than 80% growth also will occur in countries outside the OECD.

[2009-11-11]