Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025

ember-energy.org · last updated October 6, 2025 – 10:28 PM

Coal fell in both China and India — temporarily in India, but more structurally in China

Global fossil fuel generation fell slightly in the first half of 2025, down 27 TWh from the same period last year. Among major economies, fossil fuel generation decreased in China and India, where clean generation outpaced demand growth. By contrast, in the US, clean sources did not keep pace with demand rise, so fossil generation increased. In the EU, both coal and gas inched up to offset lower wind, hydro and bioenergy output.

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