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The Global
#Hydropower
Tracker just got its most comprehensive update yet! 📈 By lowering our threshold to 30 MW, we’ve added 1,000+ new projects. We now track 89% of global operating hydropower capacity – an extra 36.5 GW. Explore the revamped tracker:
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We’re excited to unveil a new look for GEM! ⚡️ More than a new logo, we’ve overhauled our platform to better deliver the independent, open-access data needed to power the energy transition. Faster, sharper, and more impact-ready. Explore the new site:
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Big update at
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today! 🌍 We’ve refreshed our brand and website to make our open-access energy data more accessible and decision-ready. Same mission, better tools. Check out the new look:
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#EnergyTransition
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We’re excited to unveil a new look for GEM! ⚡️ More than a new logo, we’ve overhauled our platform to better deliver the independent, open-access data needed to power the energy transition. Faster, sharper, and more impact-ready. Explore the new site:
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Global Energy Monitor studies the evolving international energy landscape, creating databases, reports, and interactive tools that enhance understanding. Our work transforms complexity into clarity,…
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Anna Mowat
18 days ago
I wrote a new piece for
@climatetrace.org
on ownership data. At
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
, we’ve found that asset-level
#ownership
mapping is essential for improving
#climate
accountability, financial disclosure, and analysis of corporate control structures.
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D.
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CNN (
@cnn.com
) cited our wind & solar briefing in their article today. China's combined operating wind, utility-scale solar, and distributed solar topped 1.6 TW in 2025—about 3x that of its closest peers, the U.S. and India ☀️💨🔌💡🧪
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
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China’s energy fortress was built to withstand just this type of oil shock | CNN
For more than a decade, leader Xi Jinping has overseen a transformation within the Chinese economy with one aim: making it energy-secure.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/china/china-energy-security-global-oil-crisis-iran-intl-hnk
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D.
about 2 months ago
This great article from colleagues at
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
explains how China’s ultra-high-voltage (UHV) grid can help phase out coal. The technology exists. What’s needed now is a decisive shift in priorities across technology, policy, and market ☀️💨🔋🔌💡
dialogue.earth/en/energy/do...
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Done right, China's UHV grid can help phase out coal rather than lock it in
The ultra-high-voltage technology is ready, but policy and planning need to catch up, write three energy experts
https://dialogue.earth/en/energy/done-right-chinas-uhv-grid-can-help-phase-out-coal-rather-than-lock-it-in/
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Proud to have supported this landmark report as part of the Technical Advisory Group, with our Heavy Industry Director, Caitlin Swalec representing GEM. A must-read for anyone tracking the steel sector's decarbonisation journey. 👇
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🇨🇱 Chile leads Latam in installed battery storage capacity: 1.6GW operating, ~7.7GW under construction. W/an avg duration of ~4 hours, batteries store midday solar surplus & discharge through most of the evening ramp, reducing reliance on coal * natural gas.
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The
#LNG
industry is counting on South Asia to be a major growth market. But over the past decade, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan have shelved or cancelled 2–3x as much LNG import capacity as they have brought online. Learn more in our new brief:
globalenergymonitor.org/report/south...
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📢 NEW DATA 📈 in our Global Iron & Steel Tracker ⤵️ 🌏 Now tracking 1,293 plants in 91 countries/areas 🔎 New info on induction furnaces & expanded unit-level data 🏗️ 3.7B tonnes of crude steel capacity 💰1000+ iron & steel asset owners View & download the data:
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The Global Iron and Steel Tracker (GIST) provides information on global crude iron and steel production plants, and includes every plant currently operating with a capacity of five hundred thousand…
https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-iron-and-steel-tracker/
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India is planning the world's 2nd largest
#LNG
terminal buildout & 3rd largest gas pipeline expansion — anchoring a $107B bet across S. Asia. Even w/a global LNG glut expected, new gas infras. could lock India into relying on an expensive, insecure fuel.
globalenergymonitor.org/report/south...
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#COP31
hosts Türkiye 🇹🇷 and Australia 🇦🇺 have the highest share of planned
#wind
and
#solar
with storage, according to new data from
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
. ⚡ 📊 Read the full analysis:
globalenergymonitor.org/report/energ...
about 2 months ago
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As
#LNG
prices spike due to the conflict in Iran, South Asia’s planned US$107 billion LNG expansion could expose the region to long-term economic and energy security risks Read our new brief here:
globalenergymonitor.org/report/south...
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D.
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GEM is tracking 2,144 solar and 822 wind projects globally with associated energy storage systems. China 🇨🇳, Greece 🇬🇷, and Australia 🇦🇺 are the top 3 countries! ☀️💨🔋🔌💡 Read more in our new analysis via
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
:
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@globalenergymon.bsky.social
’s Wind and Solar trackers also record associated battery storage 🔋? Not surprisingly, China ranks #1 with 1,000+ wind and solar projects with colocated storage. Full analysis:
globalenergymonitor.org/report/energ...
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Each line shows the path from discovery to production for oil & gas fields starting in 2025. Takeaway: dev timelines now average 15 yrs, widening the gap between discovery & revenue — and increasing exposure to shifting demand & investment priorities. 📈
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Stephen Abbott Pugh
2 months ago
Given global energy disruptions, I've been looking to generate insights from the Global Energy Ownership Tracker from the
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
team
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
This tracker provides
#opendata
on the chains of ownership for energy projects across the world... 🧵
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Global Energy Ownership Tracker
The Global Energy Ownership Tracker provides information on the chain of ownership for various energy projects. The data maps each level of the chain from the direct owner (as in, the lowest-level ide...
https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-energy-ownership-tracker/
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14 GW of prospective geothermal capacity could double global output in a decade. Permitting timelines have hit record lows: ~28 days in the U.S. and just 5 days in Indonesia. Acceleration is real—but so are questions on oversight & long-term impact. 📈
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
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Oil & gas fields are taking far longer to reach production. Projects starting in 2025 took ~15 years to come online: 3× longer than during the industry’s peak decades. Longer timelines mean projects risk arriving just as the energy transition accelerates.
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D.
2 months ago
From
@gavinjmaguire.bsky.social
in
@reuters.com
today: Africa's solar momentum is spreading fast ☀️ GEM's (
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
) data shows that Egypt is Northern Africa's leader in operating (3.3 GW) and prospective (46.7 GW) utility-scale solar projects! 🔌💡
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
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Africa primed for solar breakthrough after record capacity growth
The continent of Africa looks set to emerge as a key driver of global solar power production over the rest of the 2020s thanks to a potent mix of policy support, rapid economic growth and declining co...
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/africa-primed-solar-breakthrough-after-record-capacity-growth-2026-02-26/
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NEW DATA mapping coal mine boundaries & potential sources of coal mine methane across 250 mines & 19 countries — ~50% of global metallurgical coal prod. & supporting stronger methane attribution. Can be paired w/satellite plume data & mine ownership data. ➡️
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D.
3 months ago
The BBC featured our operating utility-scale + distributed solar data for China in their article today. In fact, China’s total solar capacity is about five times that of its closest peer, the United States.
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
#solar
#renewables
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
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China is becoming a green superpower as Trump retreats from climate goals - BBC News
How the world's biggest carbon emitter is now at the helm of a renewables revolution.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-8d2b6944-4f7a-45b4-96fd-2d92499ff97d
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🌍 The global
#wind
&
#solar
pipeline now totals nearly 5 TW, with 758 GW already under construction, according to new GEM data. Yet rich economies plan just one-tenth of new capacity, reshaping where clean energy growth is happening. Learn more:
globalenergymonitor.org/report/globa...
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Where does the world’s steel begin? GEM’s new tool maps flows of met coal & iron ore, showing: - Who produces vs. who consumes - Domestic coal pressures on BF phaseout - Emerging DRI signals Explore:
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As gas production in the Permian Basin approaches peak, new LNG export routes are being built to extend the reach of U.S. gas into Asian markets. Our new interactive briefing traces one of these pathways + the long-term implications:
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Permian gas finds a new route to Asia
The journey of gas from a field to a power plant can be convoluted, driven by global and regional power dynamics. One such pathway emerging is the flow of gas extracted in the US Permian Basin and…
https://globalenergymonitor.org/us-mexico-malaysia-lng/
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Anika Patel
3 months ago
NEW - New coal power proposals in 🇨🇳 reached 161 GW in 2025, a record high, says a new report by
@creacleanair.bsky.social
and
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
Many coal plants in China are loss-making and run far below full capacity For more, see my article in
@carbonbrief.org
- link in the comments ⬇️
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Record proposals are only part of the story. China commissioned 78 GW of coal in 2025 and retired just 8 GW — a widening gap that could lock in excess capacity for years. New analysis with
@creacleanair.bsky.social
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D.
3 months ago
Our upcoming data release on February 10, 2026, will include +35k wind and +103k solar assets worldwide — all part of our open-access energy infrastructure datasets. The updated wind & solar data and briefing drops Feb 10 via
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
#renewables
#wind
#solar
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🇺🇸 The U.S. has surpassed 🇨🇳 China as the world’s largest developer of gas-fired power. GEM data show 252 GW in development in the U.S., compared with 153 GW in China — even as China added a record 22.4 GW in 2025. 🔗
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
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How do 1.5 Bt of met coal and 2.5 Bt of iron ore travel through the steelmaking chain? GEM’s new data maps global flows and highlights the barriers and opportunities shaping steel decarbonization. Explore:
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
3 months ago
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Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
3 months ago
🇮🇩 NEW | REPORT -
#Indonesia’s
operational & planned
#captivecoal
now triples 2023’s capacity, eclipses Australia’s current total coal fleet, and ties with Germany’s entire operating fleet w/
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
Report now available ⤵️
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GEM’s new interactive briefing traces one LNG supply chain under construction, linking gas fields, pipelines, export terminals + power plants across three countries. Drawing on our data, it shows how regional gas projects are linked & why that matters.
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Permian gas finds a new route to Asia
The journey of gas from a field to a power plant can be convoluted, driven by global and regional power dynamics. One such pathway emerging is the flow of gas extracted in the US Permian Basin and…
https://globalenergymonitor.org/us-mexico-malaysia-lng/
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Gas supply chains are global — even when they look local. Our new interactive brief traces one LNG pathway under construction from the U.S. Permian Basin, through Mexico, to Malaysia’s power sector. See how regional decisions connect & what’s at stake:
globalenergymonitor.org/us-mexico-ma...
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Permian gas finds a new route to Asia
The journey of gas from a field to a power plant can be convoluted, driven by global and regional power dynamics. One such pathway emerging is the flow of gas extracted in the US Permian Basin and exp...
https://globalenergymonitor.org/us-mexico-malaysia-lng/
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Our latest GMET update links 1,700+
#methane
plumes near
#CoalMines
to specific sites — w/nearly 90% tied to named mines or identifiable mine infrastructure. A clearer picture of where emissions originate & where mitigation is urgently needed. See the data:
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The Global Methane Emitters Tracker (GMET) provides estimates of fossil fuel emissions at oil and gas and coal extraction sites, natural gas transmission pipelines, proposed projects and reserves,…
https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-methane-emitters-tracker/
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Iraq leads the world in oil-fired power development, with 84% of all planned capacity — nearly 39 GW. If built, it would double current capacity, even as many MENA countries shift toward large-scale renewables.
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
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🚢 NEW TRACKER:
#LNG
doesn’t just move through pipelines on land — it moves across oceans. For the first time, GEM is tracking LNG carriers worldwide in its new LNG Carrier Tracker, developed w/Solutions for Our Climate. 🔗 Explore the tracker:
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
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High-res satellite data shows methane plumes repeatedly coming from mine systems — ventilation shafts, degasification equipment, and other infrastructure. GMET’s update links these detections with mine-level mitigation data to show where action is missing.
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
5 months ago
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A PECR report exposes how private equity’s fossil fuel investments are unjustly pushing climate risks onto the Global South. And due to limited disclosure, investors—including public pensions & university endowments—are often kept in the dark. ➡️
www.peclimaterisks.org/reports/glob...
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GEM’s granular research into China’s power sector is essential to global progress toward clean-energy goals, but the now-16-person team began with just a few people and a bold vision.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tracki...
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Tracking the energy transition in China
Picture a dry tract of land at the base of a mountain range. This now-abandoned plot once used for mining coal was a source of economic vitality for a nearby city of more than three million people.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tracking-energy-transition-china-global-energy-monitor-32gye
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Africa’s proposed hydrogen-linked renewables boom is massive — almost the size of the world’s entire solar buildout in H1 '25. ~350 GW of prospective capacity across the continent - nearly 10× what’s operating today. But much of is far from becoming reality.
globalenergymonitor.org/report/europ...
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Coal mines emit far more methane than what satellites currently capture, but GMET’s new analysis offers the most detailed view yet of equipment-level emission sources. A step forward for transparency, enforcement, and methane mitigation planning. More here →
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Global Methane Emitters Tracker
The Global Methane Emitters Tracker (GMET) provides estimates of fossil fuel emissions at oil and gas and coal extraction sites, natural gas transmission pipelines, proposed projects and reserves,…
https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-methane-emitters-tracker/
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Iraq now has nearly 39 GW of oil and gas power in development — ranking fourth worldwide. More than half will burn oil, and if built, it would double today’s capacity. The buildout reflects efforts to close a persistent gap between supply and demand.
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D.
6 months ago
Latest briefing from our Global Solar and Wind Power Trackers reveal that more than 60% of prospective solar and wind capacity in Africa is for hydrogen production.
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Chris Kay
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Today's FT Big Read: India's steel production has boomed in the past decade. But that growth comes with significant costs. “We are creating a big carbon monster that we will not be able to tackle in the future,” says
@globalenergymon.bsky.social
's Henna Khadeeja -
on.ft.com/4oVZzWI
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The costs of India’s hunger for cheap steel
Booming production may buoy the domestic economy, but is causing environmental damage and trade tensions
https://on.ft.com/4oVZzWI
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Europe’s green hydrogen ambitions are pulling Africa’s renewables pipeline. 61% of planned wind + solar capacity across the continent — 216 GW — is geared toward hydrogen for export, not local use. A huge buildout on paper, but far from becoming reality. 🔗
globalenergymonitor.org/report/europ...
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#PrivateEquity
is powering the
#AI
boom — w/gas. New research links the world’s biggest PE firms to a global fleet of gas-fired power plants spanning 27 countries and 82 million tonnes CO₂ a year. The digital gold rush runs on fossil fuel.
#ClimateFinance
www.peclimaterisks.org/private-equi...
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W/216 GW of Africa’s planned wind + solar tied to hydrogen for export, the stakes are high & much still unproven. Most projects are early-stage or speculative, raising questions about who benefits & what actually gets built. Learn more in our newest brief:
globalenergymonitor.org/report/europ...
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New analysis: 20
#PrivateEquity
firms now control 60 GW of gas power — emitting 82 Mt CO₂ each year, about as much as 17 million U.S. homes. As
#AI
drives up electricity demand, PE is betting big on gas.
#ClimateCrisis
Learn more:
www.peclimaterisks.org/private-equi...
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Developed w/#SpatialFinance, GEM’s new Global Chemicals Inventory maps 868 plants in 80 countries — tracking 8 core chemicals forming the backbone of modern materials & fertilizers. Built for transparency in one of the world’s most energy-intensive sectors:
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
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Global Chemicals Inventory
The Global Chemicals Inventory (GChI) provides information on global production of eight “building block” chemicals: ethylene, propylene, and butadiene (“olefins”); benzene, toluene, and xylene (“arom...
https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-chemicals-inventory/
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