New Analysis Shows Nearly 1,200 Proposed Coal Plants Worldwide (World Resources Institute)
The World Resources Institute just released analysis finding there are currently nearly 1,200 proposed coal plants around the globe. If implemented this would bring installed capacity of 1.4 million MW, or almost four times the current capacity of all coal-fired plants in the United States.
Our analysis finds that 483 power companies have proposed 1,199 new coal-fired plants across 59 countries. Most of these proposed projects are in developing nations—mainly China and India, which together account for 76 percent of the proposed capacity. New coal-fired plants are also proposed in some developing countries with currently limited or no domestic coal production, such as Cambodia and Senegal. The United States ranks 7th among countries, with 36 proposed plants with more than 20,000 MW of capacity.
Read More.....
