The Covid-19 pandemic will bring about a global economic recession, thereby eroding electricity demand and boosting riskaversion
among power sector investors through 2020. Supply chain disruptions, financial headwinds and the interruption of business activity will delay the deployment of new power
projects, slowing near-term power sector growth. the most prominent reductions in generation will come from thermal power over 2020, while the non-hydropower
renewables sector faces significant delays in overall capacity and generation growth. These near-term disruptions will speed up the global transition towards greater renewables dependence, and spur more rapid
renewables growth over the medium and long term.