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China Speeding up new Coal Plants Approvals: Greenpeace

July 20, 2022
Stephen M.Cby Stephen M.C
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China Speeding up new Coal Plants Approvals: Greenpeace

China relies heavily on coal for generating electricity, but authorities have pledged to peak carbon emissions by 2030

China has ramped up approvals for new coal power plants this year, Greenpeace (an independent global campaigning network) disclosed on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, with authorities trying to lower the risk of economically painful electricity shortages.

China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases driving global warming, and President Xi Jinping last year (2021) vowed to phase down coal use from 2026 as part of an ambitious set of national climate commitments. But campaigners fear those targets are under threat with the government focused on economic challenges, even as the deadly impact of climate change is felt around the world.

In the first quarter of 2022, Chinese regulators gave the green light to coal plants with a total capacity of 8.63 gigawatts, according to research conducted by Greenpeace. The environmental campaigners said it is nearly half of the entire coal-fired capacity approved last year (2021).

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Wu Jinghan, a Climate and Energy Campaigner with Greenpeace in Beijing, disclosed that “Building more coal-fired power capacity will not provide energy security for China”, pointing out that “China has an overcapacity of coal-fired power plants. Power inadequacies originate from poor integration of generation, grid, load and storage”.

The figure for new coal plant approvals dipped in mid-2021 but rebounded later in the year as China experienced widespread power outages due to a supply crunch. Electricity consumption surged in summer as China suffered through an intense heatwave, with air conditioning cranked up at homes and businesses to try and keep people cool.

China’s Dependence on Coal

China relies on coal for around 60 percent of its electricity, and as a result, asked domestic miners to increase capacity by 300 million tons this year (2022). The State Council, China’s cabinet, in May 2022, announced 10 billion Yuan ($1.5 billion) of investment in coal power generation, as coal producers were pressured to ramp up output before the 2025 threshold.

Wu intimated that “An overcapacity of this one energy source is a major hurdle for energy security, as well as China’s energy transition”. Skyrocketing global commodity prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine renewed China’s focus on energy security. As the Chinese economy stalls under strict Coronavirus policies and prolonged supply chain disruptions, authorities are looking to boost growth through a massive infrastructure construction push, which relies overwhelmingly on coal power.

China is the world’s biggest coal consumer and producer, and analysts are worried that economic targets will derail its pledge to peak carbon emissions by 2030.

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