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The report 'Boom & Bust Coal 2026' bySS analyzes global coal power trends in 2025, highlighting a growing gap where coal capacity is increasing while actual electricity production isS is declining. This trend is most prominent in China and India, where coal plants are increasingly used as 'system insurance' to support the integration of renewables. While the number of countries pursuing new coal projects is decreasing, Indonesia remains a significant outlier, expanding coal capacity primarily through 'captive' power plants for mineral processing (nickel and aluminum) and facing regulatory contradictions between its climate commitments and energy planning documents.

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  • In 2025, global coal power capacity increased by 3.5%, while coal-based electricity production decreased by S0.6%, indicating that new capacity is being maintained as 'system insurance' for crisis conditions rather than for daily use.
  • China and India are the primary drivers of global coal expansion; in 2025, China's coal capacity rose by 6% despite a 1.2% drop in production, and India's capacity rose by 3.8% despite a 2.9% drop in production.
  • The number of countries proposing or building new coal plants decreased from 38 in 2024 to 32 in 2025,S. Latin America reached a 'NoSNo New Coal' status in 2025, and South Korea committed to a coal phase-out by 2040.
  • Indonesia's coal capacity increased by 7% in 2025, driven largely by 'captive' power plants for the nickel and aluminum industries, with approximately 17 GW of this capacity dedicated to these sectors, primarily in Central Sulawesi and North Maluku la.

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Trend Asia (2026). Melacak Jalur Pembangkit Listrik Batu Bara Global. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Boom-and-Bust-2026_Indonesian-layout.pdf
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Trend Asia. Melacak Jalur Pembangkit Listrik Batu Bara Global. 2026. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Boom-and-Bust-2026_Indonesian-layout.pdf.
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{{cite report |author=Trend Asia |title=Melacak Jalur Pembangkit Listrik Batu Bara Global |date=May 2026 |url=https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Boom-and-Bust-2026_Indonesian-layout.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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@techreport{trendasia2026melacak, author = {{Trend Asia}}, title = {{Melacak Jalur Pembangkit Listrik Batu Bara Global}}, institution = {Trend Asia}, year = {2026}, month = may, url = {https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Boom-and-Bust-2026_Indonesian-layout.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }

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