전 세계 석탄발전소 추이 조사

In 2025, global coal power capacity increased by 3.5% while generation fell by 0.6%, reflecting a trend where coal plants act as 'system insurance' rather than primary power sources. This gap is most prominent in China and India, where record-high completions coexist with falling generation due to rapid wind and solar expansion. While the number of countries proposing new coal projects decreased from 38 in 2024 to 32 in 2025, and Latin America reached a state of no new proposals, some regions like the US and EU delayed planned closures due to energy security and political intervention. South Korea has committed to a 2040 coal phase-out, contrasting with Japan's more gradual approach focused on ammonia co-firing and efficiency improvements.

• In 2025, there was a widening gap between coal capacity and actual usage: global coal power capacity rose by 3.5%, while generation decreased by 0.6%.
• China and India saw the largest decreases in coal generation despite high completion rates; China's capacity grew by 6% while generation fell 1.2%, and India's capacity grew 3.8% while generation fell 2.9%.
• China recorded a historic high of 161.7GW in new and resumed coal projects in 2025, with over 500GW of total capacity currently under development.
• India proposed 27.9GW of new or resumed coal plants in 2025 and aims to add 100GW of new capacity over the next seven years, even as non-fossil capacity exceeded half of its total installed capacity in 2025.
• Approximately 70% of coal plants scheduled for closure in 2025 remained operational, including 69% of planned closures in the EU and 59% in the US.
• The number of countries proposing or constructing new coal plants fell from 38 in 2024 to 32 in 2025; Latin America reached a status of having no new coal plant proposals in 2025.
• South Korea committed to a phase-out of coal power by 2040, noting that about half of its 42GW operating capacity has closure plans before 2040.
• Japan continues to operate one of the largest coal fleets in the OECD (53GW) without a binding national phase-out schedule, focusing instead on ammonia co-firing and carbon capture and storage (CCS).

APA

Global Energy Monitor (2026). 전 세계 석탄발전소 추이 조사. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Korean%20layout.pdf

Chicago

Global Energy Monitor. 전 세계 석탄발전소 추이 조사. 2026. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Korean%20layout.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalenergymonitor2026, author = {{Global Energy Monitor}}, title = {{전 세계 석탄발전소 추이 조사}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2026}, month = may, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Korean%20layout.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }