The Global Bioenergy Power Tracker is a worldwide dataset of utility-scale bioenergy power facilities. It includes bioenergy units with capacities of 10 megawatts (MW) or more. The tracker provides separate data on each of the multiple facilities that typically exist at a particular location. Each of these facilities is referred to as a “unit.” The entire collection of units at a given location is referred to as a “power station.”
The tracker includes every bioenergy unit at the 20 MW capacity threshold for operating, announced, pre-construction and in-construction power station units. Some countries may include below 10 MW units when readily available. In some cases, units may combust multiple fuel sources in addition to bioenergy. Each power station included in the tracker is linked to a wiki page on the GEM wiki.
The most recent release of this data was in September 2025.
To learn about the various components of each GEM tracker, read About GEM’s Trackers. To receive notifications from this project, please sign up for our mailing list. If you have questions about this project, please contact the Project Manager, Sophia Bauer.
- 116
- countries/areas included
- 4,997
- bioenergy units tracked
- 115,265
- MW current operating capacity
- 19,609
- MW prospective capacity
Summary Tables
- Bioenergy Capacity (MW) by Country/Area
- Bioenergy Capacity (MW) by Region
- Bioenergy Capacity (MW) by Country and Year
- China Capacity by Province (MW)
- Top 10 Countries by Operating Capacity (MW)
- Top 10 Countries by Prospective Capacity (MW)
Map data: Google