Coal-fired power plants capacity globally 2019

The capacity of coal-fired power plants was estimated to amount to some 2.1 terawatts in 2019, almost double the installed capacity of 2000. The global electricity generation from coal-fired power plants is expected to decrease.

Cumulative capacity of coal-fired power plants worldwide from 2000 to 2019 (in gigawatts)

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* Projection.

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