Rastreamento global das usinas de carvão

In 2025, global coal capacity grew by 3.5% while generation fell by 0.6%, as new plants in China and India are increasingly used as system insurance rather than primary generation. While the number of countries proposing new coal plants decreased to 32, political interventions in the US and EU delayed planned retirements. Latin America and the Caribbean achieved a status of 'No New Coal Plants' in 2025, though several countries, including Brazil and Chile, experienced setbacks in their decommissioning schedules.

• There is a growing gap between the construction of new coal capacity and its actual use; in 2025, global coal capacity increased by 3.5% while generation decreased by 0.6%.
• China and India are leading the expansion of coal capacity despite falling generation, with China's new and reactivated projects reaching a record 161.7 GW in 2025 and India proposing 27.9 GW of new or reactivated plants.
• The number of countries proposing or building new coal plants is declining, falling from 75 in 2014 to 32 in 2025, with only 5% of global construction occurring outside China and India.
• Planned coal retirements are frequently delayed due to political intervention or energy security concerns; nearly 70% of units scheduled for retirement in 2025 remained operational, including 69% in the EU and 59% in the US.
• Latin America and the Caribbean reached a milestone in 2025 with no new coal plants in the pipeline, following Brazil's decision to archive its last remaining proposal.
• Brazil exhibits contradictory coal trends: while it stopped new plant development, it extended the mandatory purchase of electricity from coal plants like Candiota 3 and the Jorge Lacerda complex until 2040 through Law 15.269/2025.
• Chile has decommissioned 2.4 GW of capacity between 2019 and 2025, but faces setbacks with the Andina and Hornitos units, whose retirement or conversion was pushed to May 2027.

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.

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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} }