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)
Characteristic
Capacity in gigawatts
2050
2,781
2045
2,601
2040
2,411
2035
2,255
2030
2,166
2025
2,044
2022
1,931
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
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