US EditionChina coal power surges even as renewables hit record high
- China put 21 gigawatts of coal power online in the first six months of 2025, the highest six-month level in nine years.
- China also began or restarted construction on coal projects totaling 46GW and launched another 75GW-worth of proposed new and revived coal power projects.
- Despite adding record levels of clean energy capacity, the growth in coal power threatens China's goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030.
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The world's second largest economy is regarded as an important player in the fight against climate change, but it does not detach itself from the climate-damaging energy source coal.
No country in the world is expanding renewable energy as strongly as China. And yet, the government in Beijing continues to power coal-fired power plants. This is behind this energy strategy.
China’s Coal Imports Set to Climb This Month
China’s thermal coal imports are set for a substantial rise this month, reaching 25.63 million tons, which would be the highest monthly increase since last December, Kpler reported, as cited by Reuters’ Clyde Russell. The estimated August total would compare to thermal coal imports of 22.77 million barrels daily for July. More than half of the August imports would come from top exporter Indonesia, at 16.13 million tons, which would be the highes…
China coal power surges even as renewables hit record high, report says
China saw a surge in new coal power in the first half of the year even as the country added record levels of clean energy capacity, according to a report published Monday. Coal has been a pivotal energy source in China for decades but explosive growth in wind and solar installations in recent years has raised hopes that the country can wean itself off the dirty fossil fuel. Coal-fired electric plants in Henan Province, China. File photo: V.T. Po…
China continues to move at two speeds in terms of energy: the world champion of renewables, it is also heavily focused on coal. This is shown by a report published on Monday 25 August by two independent institutes, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air and Global Energy Monitor.
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