China’s Coal Power Plant Approvals Rebound

China’s Coal Power Plant Approvals Rebound

After last year’s first annual decline in coal power plant approvals since 2021, the Chinese pipeline of newly-approved coal-fired electricity generation rebounded in early 2025, Greenpeace East Asia said in new research on Thursday. China approved 11.29 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity in the first quarter of 2025, Greenpeace’s review of official documents showed. This pace of coal-fired electricity approvals already exceeds the 10 GW …

China Builds Most Coal-Fired Plants in Decade for Power Security

(Bloomberg) — China and India have approved the construction of the largest capacity of new coal-fired power plants in a decade, as the world’s two most populous nations seek to bolster energy security, according to the International Energy Agency.

China, Coal Power Plants Restart in 2025: Challenge to Renewables Boom - Economic Scenarios

After the first annual decline in coal plant construction permits since 2021 last year, the number of coal plant projects approved in China has recovered

Coal energy approval rose by 11.29 gigawatts: China bets on a cheap coal - micetimes.asia

In the first quarter of 2025, China approved 11.29 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity, already surpassing the 10.34 GW approved in the entire first half of 2024, according to a new Greenpeace report released today. This marks a concerning reversal from last year’s downward trend, signaling a potential resurgence in coal dependency despite […] The post Coal energy approval rose by 11.29 gigawatts: China bets on a cheap coal appeared first …