Surveillance du portefeuille mondial des centrales de production électrique au charbon

The report 'Boom & Bust Coal 2026' by Global Energy Monitor analyzes the global state of coal-fired power plants in 2025. It highlights a growing divergence where global coal capacity increased by 3.5% while actual production fell by 0.6%, as coal plants are increasingly used as backup capacity rather than primary energy sources. While China and India continue aggressive expansions, the number of countries pursuing new coal developments is declining, and the European Union is seeing a terminal decline in coal usage.

• In 2025, there was a widening gap between the construction of coal capacity and its actual use; global capacity grew by 3.5% while production decreased by 0.6%.
• China and India are the primary drivers of global coal expansion, with only 5% of the world's coal capacity currently under construction located outside these two countries. In China, new projects and reactivations reached a record 161.7 GW in 2025, with over 500 GW total in development.
• India's coal pipeline expanded for the fifth consecutive year, with 107.3 GW in the planning phase and 23.5 GW under construction in 2025. The government aims for an additional 100 GW over the next seven years.
• The number of countries proposing or building new coal plants is sharply declining, dropping from 75 in 2014 to 32 in 2025. Latin America achieved a status of 'No new coal' in 2025 following the abandonment of projects in Brazil and Honduras.
• In the European Union, coal is in terminal decline, with its share of total electricity production falling to 9.2% in 2025 from 24.6% in 2015. For the first time in 2025, solar and wind produced more energy in the EU than fossil fuels.
• Many planned coal plant closures in 2025 were not completed due to energy security concerns and geopolitical instability. Approximately 70% of units scheduled for closure globally remained in service, including 69% in the EU and 59% in the United States.
• Indonesia's coal fleet grew by 7% in 2025, with one quarter of that increase dedicated to 'captive' coal for nickel and aluminum processing. Indonesia ranks third globally for total project capacities with 11 GW.

APA

Global Energy Monitor (2026). Surveillance du portefeuille mondial des centrales de production électrique au charbon. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_French%20layout.pdf

Chicago

Global Energy Monitor. Surveillance du portefeuille mondial des centrales de production électrique au charbon. 2026. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_French%20layout.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalenergymonitor2026surveillance, author = {{Global Energy Monitor}}, title = {{Surveillance du portefeuille mondial des centrales de production électrique au charbon}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2026}, month = may, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_French%20layout.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }