China’s Energy Crisis

... balance of forces so far as we can tell. The share of thermal power plants (TPPs) in the country’s power generation dropped in 2021, as compared to January–September 2011, from 82.6 per cent to 71.2 per cent, with over 90 per cent of them using coal. Clearly, this sector is still critically dependent on coal supplies. Given the large share of coal TPPs in China’s power generation, coal shortages—whether physical shortages, price hikes or undeveloped logistics channels meant to ensure timely ...