China fires up giant coal power plant
in face of calls for cuts
Posted By: Come And Take It, 12/28/2021 5:00:21 PM
China, under fire for approving new coal power stations as other countries try to curb greenhouse gases, has completed the first 1,000-megawatt unit of the Shanghaimiao plant, the biggest of its kind under construction in the country. Located in Ordos in the coal-rich northwestern region of Inner Mongolia, the plant will eventually have four generating units, and is designed to deliver power to the eastern coastal Shandong province via a long-distance ultra-high voltage grid. China is responsible for more than half of global coal-fired power generation and is expected to see a 9% year-on-year increase in 2021, an International Energy Agency report published this month said. CORRECTION*
*Byline corrected. Reporter name is usually at end of Reuters articles. No need to attribute to editors.
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They have reliable coal. We have unicorn farts. China already accounts for 50% of all coal generation emissions, and are going to build even more.