About as many countries opened new coal plant units as shut units down in 2023, but overall more capacity added than retired
A surge in new coal plants coming online in China drove this increase — 47.4 GW, or roughly two- thirds of global additions — coupled with new capacity in Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Japan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Korea, Greece, and Zimbabwe.
https://globalenergymonitor.org/report/boom-and-bust-coal-2024/
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