Coal plants run closer to their maximum than wind or solar plants. So while coal capacity now trails renewable capacity, coal still accounts for about half of all power produced in China.
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China installed a record 315 GW (AC) of new solar capacity in 2025, lifting cumulative installed PV capacity to 1.2 TW and pushing non-fossil power sources past thermal generation for the
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China has significantly increased its coal power capacity, reviving concerns about its climate-changing carbon emissions.
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China is adding wind and solar capacity at a pace the world has never seen, yet it is also locking in decades of new coal power. That contradiction now sits at the heart of global climate politics
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The PV Prefabricated Cabin IP54 Enclosure, supplied by China manufacturer Zhejiang Soutya New Energy LLC, is a turnkey power-collection and transformation unit commonly deployed in utility-scale
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China''s solar generating capacity is expected to surpass coal for the first time this year, according to the country''s top electricity industry group, marking a milestone in the country''s
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China''s solar energy production is reaching simply staggering levels, dragging energy costs down around the globe.
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JAKARTA – Although China''s solar and wind capacity expanded rapidly in 2025, the country still opened more coal‑fired power plants than in previous years, raising concerns about the
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Renewable energy projects, such as solar power plants, have been built in western regions of China where many native nomadic people have had their land taken away.
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The massive growth in wind and solar begs the question: Why is China still building coal power plants and, by most analyses, way more than it actually needs? The answer is complicated.
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