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Massive global growth in electricity demand<br />

25<br />

500<br />

WORLD (TW hours thousand d)<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

Total World<br />

Australia<br />

450<br />

400<br />

350<br />

300<br />

250<br />

200<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

Australia (TW<br />

hours)<br />

0<br />

0<br />

200 8<br />

200 7<br />

200 6<br />

200 5<br />

200 4<br />

200 3<br />

200 2<br />

200 1<br />

200 0<br />

199 9<br />

199 8<br />

199 7<br />

199 6<br />

199 5<br />

199 4<br />

199 3<br />

199 2<br />

199 1<br />

199 0<br />

Source: BP<br />

• Massive investments needed in new powergen plant<br />

• Also to replace old plant and transmission system<br />

• Costs of the move to the ‘smart grid’<br />

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