Rastreamento global das usinas de carvão

The May 2026 report by Global Energy Monitor analyzes the global state of coal power, highlighting a growing divergence where coal capacity increases while actual generation declines. While the number of countries pursuing new coal development is shrinking, significant expansions continue in China and India, often framed as system security measures. The report provides detailed regional analyses, noting that Latin America has reached a status of no new coal plants, although some countries in the region face setbacks in decommissioning existing facilities.

• In 2025, global coal power capacity grew by 3.5% despite a 0.6% decrease in coal generation, indicating that new capacity is increasingly used as system insurance rather than for daily production.
• China and India show a pronounced gap between capacity and generation; in China, capacity expanded by 6% while generation fell by 1.2%, and in India, capacity grew by 3.8% while generation dropped by 2.9%.
• China's coal development accelerated in 2025 with new and reactivated projects reaching a record 161.7 GW, and the country has over 500 GW of capacity currently in development.
• India has 107.3 GW of coal capacity in pre-construction planning and 23.5 GW under construction, with a government goal to add 100 GW of new capacity over the next seven years.
• The geographical scope of coal development is narrowing; the number of countries proposing or building new plants fell from 38 in 2024 to 32 in 2025, with only 5% of global construction occurring outside China and India.
• Latin America and the Caribbean achieved a status of no new coal plants in 2025 after Brazil archived its last remaining proposal, though the region saw 1.5 GW of scheduled decommissionings remain in operation.
• In Brazil, political interventions have extended the life of existing coal plants; Law 15.269/2025 extended mandatory electricity purchases from coal plants, including Candiota 3, until 2040.
• Chile decommissioned 2.4 GW of coal capacity between 2019 and 2025, but recent revisions to its National Decarbonization Plan show 12 units with potential decommissioning dates as late as 2040.

APA

Global Energy Monitor (2026). Rastreamento global das usinas de carvão. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Portuguese%20layout.pdf

Chicago

Global Energy Monitor. Rastreamento global das usinas de carvão. 2026. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Portuguese%20layout.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalenergymonitor2026rastreamento, author = {{Global Energy Monitor}}, title = {{Rastreamento global das usinas de carvão}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2026}, month = may, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Portuguese%20layout.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }