FAQs

This database is continuously up-dated. The fifth edition has 23,111 plants listed by country, fuel and capacity, with further detail about individual plants.

• The total generating capacity in megawatts of the plants listed in the database amounts to 4,173 GW equal to 86% of the world’s capacity of 4,782 GW. 
• The database is growing continuously, both with quantitative additions and qualitatively with more information about individual plants.
• The plants are classified by fuel (individual fuels or combinations of fuels), fuel group (thermal, hydro, nuclear, RE, hybrid - 100%), capacity MW (100%)
• Where the information is available, further data is included - units and technology (70%), year of commissioning (76%), ownership type (utility, IPP, CPP - 100%) and owner (71%).
• The database has grown from 16,056 plants listed to its present level of 23,111 in the last five years.

Product Scope

All sections of the industry are covered, utilities, independent power producers (IPPs) and captive power plants (CPPs).

The database is contained in an Excel file which may be viewed at the ABS website under “Download sample database”

This list of projects has been compiled from many sources, including regulator and utility reports and websites, together with magazine and press reports.

This listing is not a definitive listing but accounts for 86% of the world’s capacity. Users who wish to measure global capacity of predict future expansion are referred to ABS Power Predictor.

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