Nuclear power can play a significant role in replacing unabated* coal‐fired electricity generation, potentially expanding in over 30 countries and with global capacity additions averaging18 GW each year from 2026 to 2030 – triple the recent average of 6 GW from 2017 to 2021.

According to an International Energy Agency report on the role of coal in net zero transitions, China is the market leader for nuclear deployment, accounting for almost 40% of all new nuclear capacity to 2030.

However, many other countries have announced support for nuclear or plans to invest in new nuclear projects, including France, India, Poland, the UK and the US.

Beyond 2030, an average of 20 GW of nuclear capacity – representing about 12-20 large-scale reactors – could be added each year to 2050, according to one possible scenario outlined in the report.