China's new coal plant permits set for four-year low in 2025, analysis finds
The approvals so far in 2025 represent an estimated 171.5 billion yuan to 181.5 billion yuan ($24.2 billion to $25.6 billion) in new coal investment
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2026
![China’s financing of overseas energy projects has declined and some of its decisions have run into opposition in recent years, including in 2020, when more than 20 NGOs called on Chinese banks to withdraw financial support for a coal-fired power plant under construction in Turkey [File: Kacper Pempel/Reuters]](https://tbsnews.net/sites/default/files/styles/big_3/public/images/2021/06/16/untitled.png)
