Q3 Global Power Report

The Q3 Global Power Report by Ember analyzes global electricity generation for the first three quarters of 2025, highlighting a structural shift where clean power growth meets and exceeds electricity demand, leading to a forecast of no fossil fuel growth for the full year of 2025.

• Ember forecasts that fossil fuel generation in the global power sector will remain flat for the full year of 2025, marking the first year without an increase since the Covid-19 pandemic.
• In the first three quarters of 2025, solar power experienced record growth, increasing by 498 TWh (+31%) compared to the same period in 2024. This output already exceeds the total solar generation for the entire year of 2024.
• Combined growth from solar and wind power (+635 TWh) exceeded the increase in global electricity demand (+603 TWh or +2.7%) during the first three quarters of 2025.
• The global electricity mix shifted in Q1-Q3 2025, with the share of solar and wind rising to 17.6% from 15.2% in Q1-Q3 2024, while the share of fossil generation dropped from 58.7% to 57.1%.
• China and India both saw declines in fossil generation in the first three quarters of 2025, with China decreasing by 52 TWh (-1.1%) and India by 34 TWh (-3.3%). China's decline is described as structural, whereas India's is likely temporary due to milder weather reducing cooling demand.
• While clean power grew, hydropower generation fell by 54 TWh (-1.6%) in the first three quarters of 2025 due to unfavorable global conditions, though India was a notable exception.
• Electricity demand growth in 2025 was lower than in 2024 because temperatures tracked closer to the ten-year average, reducing the impact of heatwaves on cooling demand in the US, China, and India.

APA

Fulghum, N. (2025). Q3 Global Power Report. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/11/Q3-global-power-report.pdf

Chicago

Fulghum, Nicolas. Q3 Global Power Report. Ember, 2025. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/11/Q3-global-power-report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fulghum2025global, author = {Fulghum, Nicolas}, title = {{Q3 Global Power Report}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/11/Q3-global-power-report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }