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31.08.25 - 05:27
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China Accelerates Coal Plant Commissioning To 9-Year High (ZeroHedge)
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China Accelerates Coal Plant Commissioning To 9-Year High
Authored by Michael Kern via OilPrice.com,
Despite record solar and wind capacity additions and booming renewable energy output, China is not giving up on coal, on the contrary.
During the first half of 2025, China commissioned as much as 21 gigawatts (GW) of coal power, the highest amount in the first half of the year since 2016, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Global Energy Monitor (GEM) said on Monday in their H1 2025 biannual review of China's coal projects.
Projections are that coal capacity commissioned for the full year would exceed 80 GW.
Globally, China is the leader in renewable energy capacity installations, but it is also a leader in coal-fired power and continues to be the key driver of record-high global coal demand.
In addition, China is looking to boost its domestic coal demand and prices this year.
Coal prices in China have been depressed this year, weighing on the profits and...
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