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CHART: Installed Coal-Fired Generating Capacity 2006 - 2030 Source: EIA, 2009: Table H4. World Install Coal-Fired Generating Capacity by Region and Country, 2006 - 2030 Region/ country 2006 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 China 350 543 562 668 821 950 United States 314 325 331 333 335 360 OECD Europe 197 201 201 196 193 192 OECD Asia 95 99 100 100 104 110 India 78 88 99 108 120 142 Other- Non-OECD Europe and Eurasia 54 57 58 57 57 58 Other- Non-OECD Asia 49 54 60 68 88 124 Russia 44 51 54 54 53 56 Africa 39 40 41 43 47 55 Canada 20 21 21 22 23 23 Central and South America 9 10 11 11 12 14 Mexico 6 6 6 6 7 8 Middle East 5 5 5 5 6 7 Total 1260 1500 1549 1671 1866 2099 Created: February 20, 2010
References:
International Energy Outlook; Energy Information Administration (EIA), Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, U.S. Department of Energy, May, 2009