Shanxi’s Green Leap: Renewables Surpass Coal in China’s Energy Hub

Shanxi’s green leap: renewables surpass coal in China’s energy hub

Where Shanxi goes, China goes, in their broad energy overhaul, as the region with a quarter of the nation’s coal serves as the ultimate proving ground for Beijing’s ‘dual carbon’ strategy.

China’s Coal-rich Shanxi Sees New, Clean Energy Capacity Surpass Coal Power For First Time

Taiyuan - The coal-rich province of Shanxi in north China witnessed its installed capacity of new and clean energy exceed that of coal-fired power for the first time in 2025, according to the ongoing annual session of its provincial people's congress. Last year, the installed capacity of new and clean energy hit 90.48 gigawatts, an increase of 18.29 gigawatts year on year, accounting for 55.1 percent of the province's total power capacity. Durin…