China suspends 104 planned coal power plants

January 16, 2017

By Zachary Davies Boren | Energy Desk, Greenpeace

The Chinese government is taking dramatic steps in order to comply with the coal capacity target laid out in its latest Five Year Plan.

The National Energy Administration has announced that 104 planned and under-construction coal power projects – with a total capacity of 120GW – have been suspended.

Around 54GW of suspended capacity comes from projects already under construction.