Global Energy Monitor

GEM maintains facility-level open datasets of real-world energy infrastructure, and this is genuinely transformative for environmental journalism. The Global Integrated Power Tracker covers 35,000+ power plants globally; the Global Coal Mine Tracker maps 4,300+ mines; the Global Solar and Wind Power Trackers cover utility-scale renewable projects. For India, every coal plant (including planned, under construction, operating, and retired), coal mine, solar park, wind farm, and steel plant is individually identified with location, capacity, ownership, and status. Researchers can work at the facility level rather than merely the country level.