Global Briefing: Coal power plant approvals in China fall by 83 per cent

Stuart Stone
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China's coal-fired power plant boom appears to be slowing down, after regulators approved just 9GW of new capacity in the first half of 2024, in a a sharp 83 per cent fall on levels seen the year before....

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