Gerry McGovern on Nostr: About as many countries opened new coal plant units as shut units down in 2023, but ...

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/