1. They’re essentially job programs keeping the economic engine churning. Think about the Chinese ghost cities and how they’ve built more apartments than they have people.
2. They’re built to be able to ramp up/down fairly rapidly so they can be used as backup for renewables. Just because they build them doesn’t mean they will run at 100% capacity.
3. Chinas economy is slowing down. Probably more than official numbers would have you believe.
As touched on in the other commenters, nothing points at an impending huge growth in the actual amount of coal being burnt.
But sure, the number of coal power plants being built/planned is worrying. We should keep the pressure up.
2. They’re built to be able to ramp up/down fairly rapidly so they can be used as backup for renewables. Just because they build them doesn’t mean they will run at 100% capacity.
3. Chinas economy is slowing down. Probably more than official numbers would have you believe.
As touched on in the other commenters, nothing points at an impending huge growth in the actual amount of coal being burnt.
But sure, the number of coal power plants being built/planned is worrying. We should keep the pressure up.