The year 2023 saw a surge in coal power capacity additions globally, marking the highest increase since 2016, with China leading the growth and future planned capacity, revealed a new report released on Thursday (Apr 11).

2023 saw highest coal power capacity additions since 2016 with China leading the race: Report

China approved more new coal power in the first 3 months of 2023 than in the whole of 2021 this is as per official documents. Beijing, in the five-year plan in 2016, placed heavy emphasis on reducing coal usage and developing clean energy. In 2020, President Xi Jinping said China would become Carbon neutral by 2060. Between January and March 2023, at least 20.45 Gigawatts of coal power was approved. In 2022, during the same period, it was 8.63 Gigawatts, in the whole of 2021, only 18 Gigawatts of coal power was approved.

China approves more coal in 3 months of 2023 than in all of 2021

In a bid to tackle electricity shortages, China has ramped up approvals for new coal power plants this year. According to a report by Greenpeace and independent global campaigning network, Chinese economy has taken a hit under strict COVID-19 policies and prolonged supply chain disruptions therefore the authorities are looking to boost growth through a massive infrastructure construction push.

Greenpeace: China ramping up approvals for new coal power plants

Global coal power plant capacity under development declined in 2021, falling by 13 per cent compared to 2020, a survey from the Global Energy Monitor's (GEM) stated.

Global coal power plant capacity declined in 2021; China still leads, India at second: Report

Australia's largest coal-fired power plant will shut in 2025 -- several years sooner than planned -- operators announced Thursday, saying the facility is no longer viable given the low cost of renewables.

Australia's largest coal-fired power plant to close

China, under fire for approving new coal power stations as other countries try to curb greenhouse gases, has completed the first 1,000-megawatt unit of the Shanghaimiao plant, the biggest of its kind under construction in the country.

Despite global calls for cuts, China starts a massive coal-fired power plant

China generated 53% of the world`s total coal-fired power in 2020, nine percentage points more that five years earlier, despite climate pledges and the building of hundreds of renewable energy plants, a global data study showed on Monday.

China generated over half world's coal-fired power in 2020, study says

Methane leaks from planned coal mines around the world could have a bigger climate impact than carbon emissions from U.S. coal plants, a research group said on Thursday, detailing what it said was an overlooked source of planet-warming emissions.

Methane from upcoming coal mines could impact climate more than US coal plants, report says

Britain, the birthplace of coal power, has gone seven days without electricity from coal-fired stations for the first time since its 19th century industrial revolution, the country's power grid operator said on Wednesday.

Britain has first coal-free week in over a century

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