installed capacity of coal power plants worldwide stood at more than 1,700 gigawatts.
As of July 2021, coal power plants with a combined capacity of roughly 481 gigawatts were planned worldwide. China had the largest coal power pipeline, with 260 gigawatts of capacity in pre-construction or already under construction. India followed, but by a wide margin, with 55 gigawatts planned. As of January 2021, the Capacity of planned coal power plants worldwide as of July 2021, by country (in gigawatts)
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BloombergNEF. (2021). Capacity of planned coal power plants worldwide as of July 2021, by country (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276614/capacity-of-proposed-coal-power-plants-by-country/
BloombergNEF. "Capacity of Planned Coal Power Plants Worldwide as of July 2021, by Country (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276614/capacity-of-proposed-coal-power-plants-by-country/
BloombergNEF, Capacity of planned coal power plants worldwide as of July 2021, by country (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276614/capacity-of-proposed-coal-power-plants-by-country/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Capacity of planned coal power plants worldwide as of July 2021, by country (in gigawatts) [Graph], BloombergNEF, November 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276614/capacity-of-proposed-coal-power-plants-by-country/