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World first: Renewable power overtakes coal

Solar energy alone accounted for 83% of the increase in electricity demand, helping push renewables ahead of coal for the first time on record. The greatest contributors to this trend were China and ... Read More

Solar and wind are covering all new power demand in 2025

Solar and wind growth met all new power demand in 2025, pushing fossil generation to stall for the first time since the pandemic. Read More

Global solar generation up 31% in first nine months of 2025

The world generated 2,109.76TWh of electricity from solar in the first nine months of the year, a 31% increase over the same period in 2025. Read More

Renewable energy exceeds global coal power generation for the first time ever, analysis finds

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new ... Read More

Global Renewable Power Output Overtakes Coal for the First Time, Report Says

LONDON (Reuters) -Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than coal globally for the first time in the first half of 2025, driven by rapid growth in China and India, a report by think tank ... Read More

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new ... Read More

Solar and wind are booming in 2025, but global targets lag behind

Solar and wind are surging and 2025 will set another record, but weak government targets threaten the world's goal to triple capacity by 2030. Read More

Solar and wind power overtake coal as world’s biggest generator of electricity, report finds

Plus, for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal. Global solar generation grew by a record 31 per cent in the first half of the year, while wind ... Read More

Gigawatt growth - How the global power pipeline is taking shape

Global power generation capacity is on track to expand by just over 25% once projects that are currently under construction are completed and steer power onto generation systems and electricity grids. Read More