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Planning & Economic Studies Section (PESS):
Capacity Building for Sustainable Energy Development

Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2050
2012 Edition

RDS-1/32 (2012 Edition)

REFERENCE DATA SERIES NO. 1. This is the 32nd edition of Reference Data Series No. 1 (RDS-1), containing the most recent estimates of energy, electricity and nuclear power trends up to 2050. To access RDS-1 please click here.

Nuclear data in RDS-1 are based on statistical data collected by the IAEA's Nuclear Energy Department and consistent with the Agency's Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). Energy and electricity data for 2011 are estimates based on information from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations.

To order a hard copy of RDS-1 first click here for details, then click here for ordering information.

25 Years Past and Future

STI/PUB/1304. Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power: Developments and Projections - 25 Years Past and Future. This report is based on the annual IAEA publication, Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2030 (RDS-1). It provides harmonized data series on energy use, electricity generation and nuclear power generation for the 25 year period (1980–2005) and compares the nuclear power projections made in the past with the projections made in 2006. To read the publication please click here.

To see a pdf presentation of the RDS-1/32 charts please click here.


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