China's share of electricity generated from coal dipped below 60% for the first 10 months of 2024, likely a temporary decline due to increased hydropower and gas usage, not a sign of a sustained decrease in coal power.
The share of electricity in China generated from coal dipped below 60% of the total for the first time since the start of the year. Some have seen this as a win for the country's transition efforts. Alas, it is a temporary one. China 's share of coal power generation in the total mix stood at 58.7% over the first ten months of the year, Reuters' Gavin Maguire reported this week. This is down from 61.6% for the same period of 2023 and 61.8% for the first ten months of 2022.
Interestingly, Reuters' Maguire suggests that even with higher demand, China could keep the share of coal in its energy mix below 60% for the yearby relying on abundant wind power output and subdued industrial activity. In other words, it has to be hoped that the weather cooperates and that the industrial sectors of the economy do badly instead of well in order to keep a lid on coal-related carbon emissions.
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