By Dr. Jay Lehr and Robert Lyman~
Much of the public, but we are guessing fewer of our readers, think that coal use around the world is declining as a result of public policies to make it so. It is in fact going in the opposite direction. Coal use in power plants around the world is increasing and we have the numbers to prove it.
Planned Additions to Capacity
Coal Miners in an open pit.
Looking to the future, total coal power capacity under development (announced, pre-permit, permitted and construction stages) rose from 502.3 GW in 2019 to 503.1 GW in 2020.
Table 2 lists the countries that have significant amounts of coal-fired generation under development. Many others are making smaller additions.
TABLE 2
Coal Power Capacity Under Development by Country 2021
CountryUnder Development (GW)
China 246,864
India 65,923
Indonesia 32,949
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