China .. raising electricity production from coal to the highest level in one decade

Coal electricity production in China has increased during the first half of this year to its highest level in 10 years, despite the rapid growth in renewable energy sources.

According to the analysis published by the Energy and Energy Research Center, coal stations have been linked to a total capacity of 21 gigatts with the electrical network between January and Hazran, the highest number recorded in this period since 2015. Analysts expect that the total production capacity of the coal stations in China exceeds 80 GB at the end of the year. “Building coal power plants does not show any slowdown, despite the rapid change in capacity and power generation mix.” The Chinese government had always allowed the construction of coal power stations until the end of 2027. The growth of renewable energy in the opposite, China continues to increase green energy production. It is expected that the ability to generate wind and solar energy is expected to increase by more than 500 gigatts by the end of 2025. For comparison, Germany added a little less than 20 GB of wind, sun and biomass during the year 2024, bringing its total capacity to about 190 GW, according to the German Federal Network. Reducing emissions. An analysis of the “Carbon Burff” portal showed that carbon dioxide emissions in China decreased by 1% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year. The energy sector emissions alone, the largest source of greenhouse gases in the country, also decreased by 3% during the same period.