1、Solar surge halts fossil generation rise as clean power meets all demand growth and renewables overtake coal21 April 2026Nicolas FulghumWilmar SuarezKatye AltieriKostantsa RangelovaGlobal Electricity Review 2026Embers seventh annual Global Electricity Review provides the first comprehensive overview
2、 of changes in global and country-level electricity generation in 2025,based on reported data.It presents current trends and implications for electricity sources and power sector emissions in the near future.With the report,Ember is also releasing the first comprehensive,free dataset of global elect
3、ricity generation in 2025.The report analyses electricity data from 215 countries,including the latest 2025 data for 91 countries representing 93%of global electricity demand.The analysis also includes data for 13 geographic and economic groupings,such as Africa,Asia,Latin America,the EU and the G7.
4、It also dives deeper into the seven countries and regions with the highest electricity demand,which account for 72%of global electricity demand.In addition to electricity generation data,the report uses weather and capacity data to uncover the underlying trends shaping the global power sector.We mak
5、e all of the data freely accessible to empower others to do their own analysis and help speed up the switch to clean electricity.This report is the first in a sequence of annual global flagship reports from Ember,including the China Energy Transition Review,Electrotech Revolution,and our partnership
6、 in the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy.Read the report online at:https:/ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-review-2026/2About3HighlightsYear-on-year change in fossil generation.Share of global electricity demand growth met by solar power in 2025.Share of renewab