China has the world's largest gas power plant capacity in the pipeline. As of 2022, around 31.3 gigawatts worth of gas power capacity was under construction in China. This was in addition to 45.8 gigawatts, which are in the pre-construction stage. The total global gas power capacity in development was around 600 gigawatts at that time.
Natural gas electricity generating capacity in the planning stage and under construction worldwide as of 2022, by country
(in gigawatts)
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Global Energy Monitor. (March 15, 2022). Natural gas electricity generating capacity in the planning stage and under construction worldwide as of 2022, by country (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304649/global-gas-power-capacity-in-development-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor. "Natural gas electricity generating capacity in the planning stage and under construction worldwide as of 2022, by country (in gigawatts)." Chart. March 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304649/global-gas-power-capacity-in-development-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor. (2022). Natural gas electricity generating capacity in the planning stage and under construction worldwide as of 2022, by country (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304649/global-gas-power-capacity-in-development-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor. "Natural Gas Electricity Generating Capacity in The Planning Stage and under Construction Worldwide as of 2022, by Country (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304649/global-gas-power-capacity-in-development-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor, Natural gas electricity generating capacity in the planning stage and under construction worldwide as of 2022, by country (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304649/global-gas-power-capacity-in-development-by-country/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Natural gas electricity generating capacity in the planning stage and under construction worldwide as of 2022, by country (in gigawatts) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, March 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304649/global-gas-power-capacity-in-development-by-country/
