There are 2,435 operational coal power plants in the world as of July 2023. Since 2021 there has been a year-on-year decrease in the number of active coal power plants as many countries continue their phase-out. Nearly half of all worldwide
Number of operational coal power plants worldwide from 2021 to 2023
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Global Energy Monitor. (July 1, 2023). Number of operational coal power plants worldwide from 2021 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448736/number-of-operational-coal-power-plants-worldwide/
Global Energy Monitor. "Number of operational coal power plants worldwide from 2021 to 2023." Chart. July 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448736/number-of-operational-coal-power-plants-worldwide/
Global Energy Monitor. (2023). Number of operational coal power plants worldwide from 2021 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448736/number-of-operational-coal-power-plants-worldwide/
Global Energy Monitor. "Number of Operational Coal Power Plants Worldwide from 2021 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448736/number-of-operational-coal-power-plants-worldwide/
Global Energy Monitor, Number of operational coal power plants worldwide from 2021 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448736/number-of-operational-coal-power-plants-worldwide/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Number of operational coal power plants worldwide from 2021 to 2023 [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, July 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448736/number-of-operational-coal-power-plants-worldwide/