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China


What's New in Coal Power Innovation?

Despite a dismal outlook for coal, countries with substantial coal fleets are intensifying efforts to develop new technologies and operational capabilities to improve coal power’s environmental impact, efficiency, flexibility, and…


China Will Guarantee Financial Support for Coal-Fired Power Plants

A government agency in China announced that operators of coal-fired power plants will receive guaranteed payments based on the installed capacity of their units, part of a program to ensure…


GE Vernova Seals Deal for 1.7-GW Combined Cycle Plant in China
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GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Harbin Electric announced that Chinese State Development & Investment Corp. Ltd. (SDIC) Jineng (Zhoushan) Gas Power Generation Co. Ltd. has ordered two GE 9HA.02…


China’s Pingshan Phase II Sets New Bar as World’s Most Efficient Coal Power Plant
Developed and built by Shenergy Co., Pingshan Phase II, brought online in April 2022, is an extension of the Pingshan Power Plant, located in the Huaibei Economic Development Zone of China’s Anhui Province. Courtesy: Shenergy Power Technology

Pingshan Phase II, a cutting-edge 1.35-GW ultrasupercritical coal-fired unit, achieves a remarkable net efficiency of 49.37%—making it the world’s most efficient coal-fired power plant. The state-of-the-art plant, which commenced operations in…


Major 2-GW Hydropower Station in Angola Now Fully Online

Officials in Angola announced that the Laúca hydroelectric power station is now fully operational, with Austrian company Andritz wrapping construction of the final 70-MW environmental flow power station at the…