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shēng huó
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renewable energy
kě zàishēng néngyuán
可再生能源
the year 2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián
2025年
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to surpass / to overtake
chāoyuè
超越
coal
méitàn
煤炭
to become
chéngwéi
成为
global
quánqiú
全球
the largest
zuìdà
最大
electricity
diànlì
电力
source
láiyuán
来源

according to
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Guójì Néngyuánshǔ
国际能源署
latest
zuìxīn
最新
report
bàogào
报告
the year 2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián
2025年
first half of the year
shàng bànnián
上半年
renewable energy
kě zàishēng néngyuán
可再生能源
electricity generation volume
fādiànliàng
发电量
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to surpass
chāoguò
超过
coal
méitàn
煤炭
renewable energy
kě zàishēng néngyuán
可再生能源
to account for
zhàn
global
quánqiú
全球
electricity
diànlì
电力
structural particle
de
34.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísì diǎn sān
34.3%
while / whereas
ér
coal
méitàn
煤炭
accounts for
zhàn
33.1 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísān diǎn yī
33.1%

January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM

International Energy Agency (IEA)
Guójì Néngyuánshǔ
国际能源署
report
bàogào
报告
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
renewable energy
kě zàishēng néngyuán
可再生能源
in / during
zài
the year 2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián
2025年
first half of the year
shàng bànnián
上半年
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to surpass
chāoyuè
超越
coal
méitàn
煤炭
to become
chéngwéi
成为
global
quánqiú
全球
the largest
zuìdà
最大
electricity
diànlì
电力
source
láiyuán
来源
the year 2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián
2025年
first half of the year
shàng bànnián
上半年
renewable energy
kě zàishēng néngyuán
可再生能源
electricity generation volume
fādiànliàng
发电量
to account for
zhàn
global
quánqiú
全球
total electricity
zǒng diànliàng
总电量
structural particle
de
34.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísì diǎn sān
34.3%
higher than
gāo yú
高于
coal
méitàn
煤炭
structural particle
de
33.1 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísān diǎn yī
33.1%
solar energy
tàiyángnéng
太阳能
is
shì
to drive / to propel
tuīdòng
推动
this
zhè yī
这一
breakthrough
tūpò
突破
structural particle
de
key / critical
guānjiàn
关键
force / driver
lìliàng
力量
accounting for
zhàn
newly added
xīnzēng
新增
renewable energy
kě zàishēng néngyuán
可再生能源
structural particle
de
nearly / approximately
jìn
80 percent (eight-tenths)
bā chéng
八成
the year 2024
èr líng èr sì nián
2024年
global
quánqiú
全球
newly added
xīnzēng
新增
renewable energy
kě zàishēng néngyuán
可再生能源
installed capacity
zhuāngjī róngliàng
装机容量
to reach / to hit
685 gigawatts
liù bǎi bāshíwǔ jí wǎ
685吉瓦
compared to
jiào
the year 2023
èr líng èr sān nián
2023年
to grow / increase
zēngzhǎng
增长
22 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshíèr
22%
IEA
Guójì Néngyuánshǔ
国际能源署
to forecast / to expect
yùjì
预计
2025
èr líng èr wǔ nián
2025年
global
quánqiú
全球
renewable energy
kě zàishēng néngyuán
可再生能源
newly added
xīnzēng
新增
installed capacity
zhuāngjī
装机
will
jiāng
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
750 gigawatts
qī bǎi wǔshí jí wǎ
750吉瓦
climate
qìhòu
气候
experts
zhuānjiā
专家
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
this
zhè yī
这一
milestone
lǐchéngbēi
里程碑
is
shì
global
quánqiú
全球
energy
néngyuán
能源
transition / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型
structural particle
de
important
zhòngyào
重要
signal
xìnhào
信号
however / but
dàn
affected by
shòu
the United States
Měiguó
美国
and
China
Zhōngguó
中国
policy
zhèngcè
政策
adjustments
tiáozhěng
调整
structural particle
de
influence / impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
from 2025 to 2030
èr líng èr wǔ zhì èr líng sān líng nián
2025至2030年
structural particle
de
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
forecast
yùcè
预测
already
to revise down
xiàtiáo
下调
completion particle
le
5 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔ
5%
the agency
gāi jīgòu
该机构
to believe / to consider
rènwéi
认为
by
dào
2030
èr líng sān líng nián
2030年
global
quánqiú
全球
renewable energy
kě zàishēng néngyuán
可再生能源
total installed capacity
zhuāngjī zǒngliàng
装机总量
will
jiāng
compared to
currently
mùqián
目前
to double
fān yī fān
翻一番

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Renewables Overtook Coal as World Top Power Source in 2025 for the First Time

According to a new IEA report, renewable energy surpassed coal to become the top electricity source globally in the first half of 2025, with renewables generating 34.3 percent of world electricity versus coal at 33.1 percent.

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