Top 100 companies worldwide: Utilities

The global energy and utility industry is of vital importance for the world. More reliable and secure energy infrastructure is needed for the industry to operate and to meet the increasing demand for energy worldwide. Driven by significant investments in this sector, urbanization, and government initiatives across the globe that promote the consumption of electricity in developing countries, the utilities industry is expected to grow. Across the globe, mainland China consumes more electricity than any country in the world, with almost 8,000 terawatt-hours consumed every year. The United States ranked as the second-largest electricity consumer, having used approximately 4,000 terawatt-hours in 2021. India came in third place, but by a wide margin.The number of large companies in the utilities industry is an indicator of the overall economic performance of that sector. Not only do these companies provide jobs for the local markets, but they are also able to achieve success in global markets, thus generating greater value.