Installed coal power generation capacity has increased worldwide, almost doubling between 2005 and 2020. Figures are expected to remain relatively stable, and reach roughly 2.28 terawatts by 2050.
Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2020, with a forecast until 2050*
(in gigawatts)
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EIA. (October 6, 2021). Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2020, with a forecast until 2050* (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 02, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/
EIA. "Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2020, with a forecast until 2050* (in gigawatts)." Chart. October 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/
EIA. (2021). Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2020, with a forecast until 2050* (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/
EIA. "Installed Coal Power Generation Capacity Worldwide from 2005 to 2020, with a Forecast until 2050* (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/
EIA, Installed coal power generation capacity worldwide from 2005 to 2020, with a forecast until 2050* (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217256/global-installed-coal-power-generation-capacity/ (last visited August 02, 2022)
