Energy markets one year after the Ukraine invasion

One year after the invasion of Ukraine, the EU has substituted nearly 75% of Russian gas imports and seen wind and solar generate a record 22% of its electricity in 2022. Globally, gas demand is forecast to peak by the end of the decade, with 88% of electricity demand growth to 2025 expected to be met by renewables. While renewable energy saved billions in fossil fuel costs, high gas and coal prices drove 90% of the global increase in electricity costs in 2022. Russia faces significant financial losses from sanctions, including a USD 25 billion public deficit in January 2023, while EU industrial production grew by over 2% on average despite a 15% drop in industrial gas demand.

• The European Union has rapidly reduced its reliance on Russian gas, substituting nearly 75% of imports compared to pre-crisis levels by November 2022, with Russia providing only 12.9% of the continent's gas. This was achieved through demand reduction—down more than 10% in the first nine months of 2022—and the development of new LNG capacity that could provide 65% more gas than Russia supplied in late 2022.
• The crisis has accelerated a global shift away from fossil fuels; global gas demand is forecast to peak by the end of the decade, and carbon emissions are expected to peak by 2025. Between now and 2025, renewables are projected to meet 88% of electricity generation growth, while fossil fuels will meet only 1%.
• Fossil fuel volatility caused severe economic strain in 2022, with gas and coal prices accounting for 90% of the global increase in electricity costs. The EU spent EUR 252 billion on gas imports in the first nine months of 2022, a 286% increase over the previous year, leading European governments to commit EUR 768 billion to shield consumers from high prices since September 2021.
• Energy sanctions and the war have severely impacted Russia's finances, with oil product sanctions costing the country EUR 280 million per day. Russian tax revenue from oil and gas fell 46% between January 2022 and January 2023, contributing to a public deficit of USD 25 billion in January 2023.
• The transition to renewables provided a financial buffer during the crisis. In the EU, a 13% rise in wind and solar generation saved the equivalent of EUR 11 billion in fossil gas imports. In seven Asian countries, solar generation avoided USD 34 billion in fossil fuel costs during the first half of 2022.

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@techreport{team2023energy, author = {Team, ZCA}, title = {{Energy markets one year after the Ukraine invasion}}, institution = {Zero Carbon Analytics}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://zerocarbon-analytics.org/uncategorized/energy-markets-one-year-after-the-ukraine-invasion/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }