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In 2025, global coal capacity grew by 3.5% while generation fell by 0.6%, as coal plants increasingly serve as 'system insurance' rather than primary power sources. This trend is most prominent in China and India, where record-high new capacity is being offset by the rapid expansion of wind and solar energy. While the number of countries proposing new coal plants decreased from 38 in 2024 to 32 in 2025, significant expansion continues in China and India, which together account for 95% of global coal capacity under construction. In the US and EU, energy security concerns and government interventions have delayed planned retirements of coal units.

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  • China experienced record-breaking coal development in 2025, with 78 GW of new capacity commissioned (a ten-year high) and 161.7 GW of new or restarted projects proposed. Total capacity under development has exceeded 500 GW, despite a 1.2% drop in annual coal generation to 5,757 TWh.
  • India's coal capacity grew by 3.8% in 2025, with 27.9 GW of new or restarted projects proposed and a government goal to add 100 GW of capacity over the next seven years. However, coal generation in India fell by 2.9% as non-fossil fuel capacity exceeded half of total installed capacity.
  • Coal development is becoming geographically concentrated; only 32 countries proposed or built new coal plants in 2025, down from 38 in 2024 and 75 in 2014. Only 5% of global coal capacity under construction is located outside of China and India.
  • Indonesia's coal capacity grew by 7% in 2025, with 25% of that growth linked to captive coal power for nickel and aluminum processing. Indonesia ranks third globally for proposed coal capacity at 11 GW.

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Global Energy Monitor (2026). 追踪全球燃煤电厂发展. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Chinese%20layout.pdf
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Global Energy Monitor. 追踪全球燃煤电厂发展. 2026. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Chinese%20layout.pdf.
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{{cite report |author=Global Energy Monitor |title=追踪全球燃煤电厂发展 |date=May 2026 |url=https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Chinese%20layout.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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@techreport{globalenergymonitor2026, author = {{Global Energy Monitor}}, title = {{追踪全球燃煤电厂发展}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2026}, month = may, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Chinese%20layout.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }

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