Power Plants by Fuel Type

From coal to geothermal — see how the world generates electricity. Each fuel type links to its plants, capacity and share of the global mix.

Photovoltaic and concentrated solar plants converting sunlight into electricity.

Onshore and offshore turbines harnessing kinetic energy from the wind.

Dams and run-of-river stations, the backbone of renewable baseload power.

Combined-cycle and peaker plants providing flexible, dispatchable generation.

Thermal plants burning coal — still a major, declining share of the mix.

Fission reactors delivering large-scale, low-carbon baseload electricity.

Organic matter combustion and biogas, part of the circular energy economy.

Tapping the heat of the Earth for steady, weather-independent power.