China is going to boost coal production and power generation despite plans to boost its wind and solar capacity as well, signaling hydrocarbons remain an essential source of reliable electricity.

China’s power industry began construction on nearly 100 gigawatts of new coal plant capacity last year, the most in nearly a decade, a report from two clean-energy groups said Thursday.

Steel structure cooling tower construction is seen at a 1-GW coal-fired plant unit expansion in the city of Zhangye in China's Gansu province, as of early March. China is doubling down on more ...

China last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising the country's goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report ...