Electricity rationing despite coal expansion

Last year, China connected three times more coal-fired power plants to the grid than the rest of the world. This is according to a brief analysis by the Global Energy Monitor and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Excluding retirements, China added nearly 30 GW of new coal-fired power to the grid in 2020. By contrast, the rest of the world reduced its coal capacity by 17.2 GW.