Global natural gas installed power generation capacity is forecasted to increase by just over 30 percent between 2022 and 2050. It is estimated that the power generation capacity will reach about 2.8 terawatts by 2050.
Installed natural gas power generation capacity worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050* (in gigawatts)
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EIA. (October 11, 2023). Installed natural gas power generation capacity worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050* (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217252/global-installed-power-generation-capacity-of-natural-gas/
EIA. "Installed natural gas power generation capacity worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050* (in gigawatts)." Chart. October 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217252/global-installed-power-generation-capacity-of-natural-gas/
EIA. (2023). Installed natural gas power generation capacity worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050* (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217252/global-installed-power-generation-capacity-of-natural-gas/
EIA. "Installed Natural Gas Power Generation Capacity Worldwide in 2022, with a Forecast until 2050* (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217252/global-installed-power-generation-capacity-of-natural-gas/
EIA, Installed natural gas power generation capacity worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050* (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217252/global-installed-power-generation-capacity-of-natural-gas/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Installed natural gas power generation capacity worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050* (in gigawatts) [Graph], EIA, October 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217252/global-installed-power-generation-capacity-of-natural-gas/