Annex 1
Energy demand and nuclear energy in the world

At the end of 1995, according to data in the Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) maintained by the IAEA, there were 437 nuclear power plants in operation worldwide with a total net generating capacity of 344 442 MW(e), supplying approximately 17% of the world's electricity.
In 1995, 15 countries relied on nuclear power to supply at least a quarter of their total electricity generation (1).

As of end 1997, there are some 430 reactors built and operating throughout the world with a total installed capacity of 362 817 Mwe. Over 90 further units are under construction, firmly planned or proposed (2).

In the 20 year period to 2015, world energy demand is generally forecast to rise by roughly one third. In each of the developed countries, the increase is likely to be below 10%. In the developing countries, demand may double (3).

World primary energy demand is expected to continue to grow steadily as it has over the last two decades: demand is projected to rise from almost 8,000 Mtoe (millions of tonnes of oil equivalent) in 1993 to between 10,900 and 11,800 Mtoe in 2010 (4).

In 1995, 64% of the world electricity was produced from fossil fuels (coal accounts for 42% of world electricity generation). Nuclear power (17%) and hydropower are the only significant non-fossil fuel sources of energy (5).


(1) IAEA Yearbook 1996
(2) 1998 World Nuclear Industry Handbook — Nuclear Engineering International
(3) The Global Nuclear Fuel Market, Supply and Demand 1995-2015 — The Uranium Institute Market Report 1996
(4) Energy Policies of IEA countries, International Energy Agency OECD, 1996 Review
(5) The Global Nuclear Fuel Market, Supply and Demand 1995-2015 — The Uranium Institute Market Report 1996

Release: December 1998