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The number of new coal-fired power plants built around the world hit a “10-year high” in 2025, even as the global coal fleet generated less electricity, amid a “widening disconnect” in the sector.

LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Renewable power made up almost 50% of the world’s electricity capacity last year after a record ‌increase in solar installations, data from the International Renewable ...

The world's electricity demand rose by 3% in 2025, with growth nearly triple compared to the 1.3% increase in total energy consumption, as data centers and electric vehicles continued to push power ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, Jan 23 (Reuters) - China's electricity output and clean energy technology exports scaled record highs in 2025, LNG and coal imports contracted and crude oil imports nosed higher ...

This is the 46th edition of Reference Data Series No. 2, which presents the most recent reactor data available to the IAEA. It contains summarized information as of the end of 2025 on power reactors ...

Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember. The growth of solar and wind meant that, for the first time since 1919, ...

Solar generated 2,811 TWh in 2025, edging past wind's 2,714 TWh for the first time on record after jumping 30.1% year over year. Renewables reached 33.4% of global electricity generation, but the ...

Global nuclear power capacity could more than triple by 2060, says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as countries increasingly consider nuclear power to meet rising electricity demand and ...