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Latin America: No new plans for coal power plant for the first time.

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Published: May 21st, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Wasserkraftwerke Itaipu an der Grenze zwischen Brasilien und Paraguay.
Hydropower, like here on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, accounts for almost half of the electricity mix in Latin America.

According to Global Energy Monitor, Brazil and Honduras have scrapped the last two plans for new coal-fired power plants. This means that, for the first time in Latin America, there are no more efforts to expand coal power. As early as 2024, coal accounted for only four percent of the electricity supply in Latin America and the Caribbean, although electricity consumption in the region is rising sharply.

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