Global gas power capacity has nearly tripled since 2000, although growth rates have slowed in the last two years.
As of 2022, natural gas power plants with a capacity of over 600 gigawatts are in the developmental stage worldwide. Of these, some 160 gigawatts are already under construction. Natural gas electricity generating capacity in operation and under construction worldwide as of 2022 (in gigawatts)
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Global Energy Monitor. (March 15, 2022). Natural gas electricity generating capacity in operation and under construction worldwide as of 2022 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281765/global-gas-power-capacity-by-operating-status/
Global Energy Monitor. "Natural gas electricity generating capacity in operation and under construction worldwide as of 2022 (in gigawatts)." Chart. March 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281765/global-gas-power-capacity-by-operating-status/
Global Energy Monitor. (2022). Natural gas electricity generating capacity in operation and under construction worldwide as of 2022 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281765/global-gas-power-capacity-by-operating-status/
Global Energy Monitor. "Natural Gas Electricity Generating Capacity in Operation and under Construction Worldwide as of 2022 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281765/global-gas-power-capacity-by-operating-status/
Global Energy Monitor, Natural gas electricity generating capacity in operation and under construction worldwide as of 2022 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281765/global-gas-power-capacity-by-operating-status/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Natural gas electricity generating capacity in operation and under construction worldwide as of 2022 (in gigawatts) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, March 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281765/global-gas-power-capacity-by-operating-status/