https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/ A weekly email of the daily electricity facts and power sector news, each with its source and year, also readable online. Latest issue: 19 to 25 October 2026. en Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W43/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W43/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT South Africa generated 81.4% of its electricity from coal in 2025, the highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. Paraguay emitted 25 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 19 times lower than the world average of 460 gCO2/kWh. Switzerland generated 3 times as much solar electricity in 2025 as in 2020: 7.88 TWh against 2.60 TWh. The average person in Canada used 60 times as much electricity as the average person in Kenya in 2025: 16.1 MWh/person against 0.27 MWh/person. Gas supplied 21.7% of the world's electricity in 2025, down from 23.1% in 2015. Since 2015, Portugal has cut the carbon intensity of its electricity by 69%, from 414 gCO2/kWh to 128 gCO2/kWh in 2025. In 2021, solar overtook gas in India: 64.3 TWh against 60.4 TWh. https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W42/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W42/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Austria generated 5 times as much solar electricity in 2025 as in 2020: 10.3 TWh against 2.04 TWh. The average person in the United States used 77 times as much electricity as the average person in Nigeria in 2025: 13.1 MWh/person against 0.17 MWh/person. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025, up from 1.1% in 2015. Since 2015, Finland has cut the carbon intensity of its electricity by 69%, from 182 gCO2/kWh to 57 gCO2/kWh in 2025. In 2025, solar overtook coal in Uzbekistan: 6.50 TWh against 5.70 TWh. Denmark generated 58.8% of its electricity from wind in 2025, the highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. Tunisia generated 95.1% of its electricity from gas in 2025, the second highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W41/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W41/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nuclear supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025, down from 10.6% in 2015. Since 2015, Kyrgyzstan has cut the carbon intensity of its electricity by 53%, from 154 gCO2/kWh to 73 gCO2/kWh in 2025. In 2022, solar overtook gas in Slovenia: 650 GWh against 490 GWh. Czechia generated 42.4% of its electricity from nuclear in 2025, the third highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. Slovakia generated 66.4% of its electricity from nuclear in 2025, the second highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. Spain generated 21.9% of its electricity from solar in 2025, the third highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. Ethiopia emitted 23 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 20 times lower than the world average of 460 gCO2/kWh. https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W40/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W40/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT In 2024, solar overtook gas in Portugal: 7.09 TWh against 5.63 TWh. Uruguay generated 24.8% of its electricity from bioenergy in 2025, the highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. The United Kingdom generated 14.0% of its electricity from bioenergy in 2025, the third highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. India generated 70.9% of its electricity from coal in 2025, the second highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. Norway emitted 28 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 16 times lower than the world average of 461 gCO2/kWh. Hungary generated 4.4 times as much solar electricity in 2025 as in 2020: 10.9 TWh against 2.46 TWh. The average person in Canada used 24 times as much electricity as the average person in Bangladesh in 2025: 16.1 MWh/person against 0.67 MWh/person. https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W39/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W39/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Uzbekistan emitted 1,000 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 2.2 times the world average of 459 gCO2/kWh. France generated 68.3% of its electricity from nuclear in 2025, the highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. Switzerland emitted 39 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 12 times lower than the world average of 459 gCO2/kWh. Malaysia generated 3.2 times as much solar electricity in 2025 as in 2020: 6.64 TWh against 2.06 TWh. The average person in Kuwait used 104 times as much electricity as the average person in Nigeria in 2025: 17.8 MWh/person against 0.17 MWh/person. Hydro supplied 13.9% of the world's electricity in 2025, down from 16.2% in 2015. Since 2015, Ireland has cut the carbon intensity of its electricity by 40%, from 440 gCO2/kWh to 263 gCO2/kWh in 2025. https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W38/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W38/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Finland emitted 57 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 8 times lower than the world average of 459 gCO2/kWh. Sweden generated 4.2 times as much solar electricity in 2025 as in 2020: 4.44 TWh against 1.05 TWh. The average person in the United States used 48 times as much electricity as the average person in Kenya in 2025: 13.1 MWh/person against 0.27 MWh/person. Coal supplied 33.1% of the world's electricity in 2025, down from 38.7% in 2015. Since 2015, Belgium has cut the carbon intensity of its electricity by 42%, from 215 gCO2/kWh to 126 gCO2/kWh in 2025. In 2019, wind overtook coal in Italy: 20.2 TWh against 18.8 TWh. Paraguay exported 35% of the electricity it generated in 2025: 15.7 TWh of 45.4 TWh. https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W37/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W37/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The average person in Qatar used 78 times as much electricity as the average person in Ethiopia in 2025: 18.0 MWh/person against 0.23 MWh/person. Wind and solar together supplied 17.3% of the world's electricity in 2025, up from 4.5% in 2015. Since 2015, Bulgaria has cut the carbon intensity of its electricity by 44%, from 494 gCO2/kWh to 275 gCO2/kWh in 2025. In 2020, solar overtook gas in China: 261 TWh against 253 TWh. Croatia imported 27% of the electricity it used in 2025: 5.32 TWh of 20.0 TWh. Kazakhstan emitted 813 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 1.8 times the world average of 459 gCO2/kWh. Denmark generated 22.1% of its electricity from bioenergy in 2025, the second highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh. https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W36/ https://worldpowermonitor.com/digest/2026-W36/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT India generated 3.8 times as much solar electricity in 2025 as in 2020: 195 TWh against 51.6 TWh.