Power
The servers that never sleep: How data centres are reshaping the global power grid
CEII brief
ESI Africa reported on 9 Oct 2026: The servers that never sleep: How data centres are reshaping the global power grid.
Read the full story on ESI AfricaElectricity consumption at data centres surged by 17% in 2025, making it one of the fastest-growing end uses of power worldwide
Context from CEII
Grids decide whether generation becomes power that homes and businesses can rely on. Generation mix, transmission and distribution losses, and tariffs together shape reliability and the case for investment.
91.9% of people worldwide had electricity in 2024Original reporting © ESI Africa. Headline and excerpt quoted with attribution; the full article is available on the publisher’s site. CEII’s context is the Centre’s own and does not represent the publisher.
