Installed coal power generation capacity has increased worldwide, almost doubling between 2005 and 2022, when it amounted to roughly 2.27 terawatts. Figures are expected to remain relatively stable, and reach 2.28 terawatts by 2050.
Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts)
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EIA. (October 11, 2023). Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/
EIA. "Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts)." Chart. October 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/
EIA. (2023). Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/
EIA. "Installed Coal Power Generation Capacity Worldwide from 2005 to 2022, with a Forecast until 2050 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/
EIA, Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2022, with a forecast until 2050 (in gigawatts) [Graph], EIA, October 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/