Data for 2026

Operating Coal Power Capacity, 2026

Figures for 2026, as Global Energy Monitor published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Operating Coal Power Capacity, 2026 covers 109 countries on 10 measures. China is highest, at 1,263,101; 35 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 525.

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Operating Coal Power Capacity · Data for 2026

HighestChina

1,263,101

Lowest35 countries share it

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

109countries
10measures per country
2026the year it describes
74distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Operating Coal Power Capacity, 2026, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Operating Coal Power Capacity, 2026: every country, as published by Global Energy Monitor.

ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,263,101	204,171	331,197	218,478	43,475	69,244	75,964	594,565	6,600	137,941
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	254,433	40,530	97,120	41,840	26,850	28,430	0	583,569	719	17,204
United StatesUSANorthern America	184,448	0	4,250	3,000	1,250	0	0	28,168	2,370	172,708
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	60,610	5,270	13,080	7,560	4,760	760	1,650	50,965	30	55
JapanJPNEastern Asia	52,860	0	500	0	500	0	0	12,177	1,581	4,121
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	45,024	0	1,455	0	0	1,455	2,580	15,830	2,470	1,180
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	41,745	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,500	0	3,980
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	37,278	1,975	5,342	3,887	1,455	0	2,710	11,651	0	10,839
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	28,379	2,713	5,830	3,200	2,630	0	3,200	60,320	0	105
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	28,173	0	0	0	0	0	0	20,413	3,651	33,720
PolandPOLEastern Europe	27,262	100	0	0	0	0	0	22,923	0	9,063
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	22,629	0	945	0	945	0	0	13,436	0	8,875
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	20,473	0	1,738	0	1,738	0	1,500	96,508	545	0
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	16,193	0	0	0	0	0	0	14,000	2,100	3,562
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	13,291	140	7,005	1,605	5,400	0	1,272	2,376	0	640
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	13,280	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,900	0	0
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	12,642	970	2,442	0	2,307	135	700	15,880	0	197
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	8,348	32	1,950	0	1,650	300	0	26,183	150	0
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	7,230	0	5,200	4,000	0	1,200	1,670	31,625	125	0
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	6,914	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,380	55	3,528
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	5,838	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,326	0	975
MexicoMEXCentral America	5,378	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,250	0	0
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	4,785	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,795	32	0
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	4,110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,500
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	4,092	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,670	0	165
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	3,500	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,311	0	4,265
UkraineUKREastern Europe	3,480	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,720	15,645	4,503
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,425	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,660	1,230	1,834
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,250	0	0	0	0	0	0	300	450	0
CanadaCANNorthern America	3,231	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,500	150	16,314
ChileCHLSouth America	3,117	0	0	0	0	0	0	9,527	0	2,399
BrazilBRASouth America	2,997	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,656	0	698
IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,650	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,260	0	2,250
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2,386	0	1,550	1,550	0	0	0	900	0	348
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,200	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,705	315	5,170
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1,990	0	1,050	0	1,050	0	0	4,150	100	0
FranceFRAWestern Europe	1,907	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,619
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,878	300	3,100	1,600	0	1,500	3,010	926	0	0
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,790	715	4,890	4,070	0	820	4,750	8,190	180	0
ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,613	0	0	0	0	0	1,125	1,710	0	0
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,455	265	0	0	0	0	0	5,580	0	0
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,295	400	4,050	1,280	1,930	840	0	8,690	0	0
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	1,290	0	0	0	0	0	0	830	0	190
ItalyITASouthern Europe	1,230	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,795	3,960	5,810
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	1,064	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,040	0	0
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	900	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,900	0	0
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	884	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,080	130	695
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	824	0	0	0	0	0	0	730	0	0
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	813	0	2,250	1,650	600	0	660	0	0	150
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	750	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	250
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	732	700	615	615	0	0	1,650	5,700	0	0
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	724	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	345	535
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	660	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,250	0	5,278
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	653	0	0	0	0	0	0	385	0	2,884
ArgentinaARGSouth America	525	0	0	0	0	0	120	0	120	0
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	510	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	411	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,644
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	400	0	0	0	0	0	600	650	0	0
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	370	0	0	0	0	0	0	180	0	0
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	345	0	1,570	910	60	600	0	5,609	0	0
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	330	1,370	2,150	1,515	335	300	0	1,640	0	0
PanamaPANCentral America	306	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	120
SpainESPSouthern Europe	260	0	0	0	0	0	0	800	350	13,183
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	225	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,664	0	0
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	220	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	217	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,300	125	0
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	208	0	0	0	0	0	0	885	0	1,285
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	195	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	0	0
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	180	0	0	0	0	0	0	21,225	40	0
SenegalSENWestern Africa	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	850	0	0
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	300	0	83
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	120	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	550	0	0
NigerNERWestern Africa	30	0	600	400	200	0	0	100	0	0
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0	0	515	515	0	0	0	0	0	0
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	800	0	0
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	800	0	1,993
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,400	0	0
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,100	0	2,865
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	700	0	0
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	0	0
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	500	0	0	0
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,240	0	0
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	370	0	0
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0	0	300	0	300	0	0	2,100	0	0
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	300	0	0
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,100	0	0
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	330	0	0
HondurasHNDCentral America	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	70
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0	650	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	915
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,140	0	0
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	2,676	0	0
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	435	0	0
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0	0	550	150	400	0	350	3,220	0	0
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,400	0
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0	0	300	0	300	0	1,350	4,670	0	0
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,200	0	0
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	0	0
PeruPERSouth America	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	135	0	135
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,028
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	600	0	0
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	291
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	0
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0	0	1,200	400	800	0	120	1,445	0	0
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,470	0	1,200
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9,968	0	35,857
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,800	0	0

02In 2026

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

China1,263,101
India254,433
United States184,448
Indonesia60,610
Japan52,860

Lowest

Venezuelashared0
Tanzaniashared0
Syriashared0
Eswatinishared0
Swedenshared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 525. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Under construction (MW)
HighestChina204,171
Lowest93 share it
Middle country: 0
Proposed: announced, pre-permit and permitted (MW)
HighestChina331,197
Lowest80 share it
Middle country: 0
Announced (MW)
HighestChina218,478
Lowest89 share it
Middle country: 0
Pre-permit (MW)
HighestChina43,475
Lowest87 share it
Middle country: 0
Permitted (MW)
HighestChina69,244
Lowest97 share it
Middle country: 0
Shelved (MW)
HighestChina75,964
Lowest86 share it
Middle country: 0
Cancelled since 2010 (MW)
HighestChina594,565
Lowest20 share it
Middle country: 1,380
Mothballed (MW)
HighestUkraine15,645
Lowest80 share it
Middle country: 0
Retired since 2000 (MW)
HighestUnited States172,708
Lowest58 share it
Middle country: 0

03Caveats

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74 distinct values among 109
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 35 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 109 countries has every column.

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