Global
China
1183.5
 GW
5285
 MT

Coal plants in

China

Additional profit over 30 years
2826.7
Bn. $
% Profitable
98
%
 
Annual CO2 emissions saved
5285
MT / year
Total W-S-B investment need
2671.0
Bn. $

Investment Potential

42
n.a.
%
of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.

Investment breakdown

2671.0
Bn. $
Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant
2826.7
Bn. $
Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
Solar
1,722,155
M. $
Wind
913,395
M. $
Battery
125,772
M. $

Production costs

5.5
ct/kWh
Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
3.7
ct/kWh
Production cost of renewable energy

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Region
CO2 emissions saved
Total W-S-B inv. need
% Profitable plants
Inner Mongolia
CO2 emissions saved
536.5
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
210.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Shandong
CO2 emissions saved
509.6
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
256.9
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Jiangsu
CO2 emissions saved
365.4
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
187.9
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Guangdong
CO2 emissions saved
359.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
192.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Shanxi
CO2 emissions saved
342.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
170.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Henan
CO2 emissions saved
301.0
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
166.3
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Xinjiang
CO2 emissions saved
289.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
135.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
98
%
Anhui
CO2 emissions saved
245.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
131.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Shaanxi
CO2 emissions saved
234.5
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
118.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Hebei
CO2 emissions saved
232.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
123.4
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Zhejiang
CO2 emissions saved
213.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
125.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Guizhou
CO2 emissions saved
163.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
95.9
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
97
%
Hubei
CO2 emissions saved
154.9
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
89.7
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Liaoning
CO2 emissions saved
154.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
71.8
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Ningxia
CO2 emissions saved
135.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
59.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Fujian
CO2 emissions saved
131.6
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
72.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Hunan
CO2 emissions saved
128.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
67.9
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Gansu
CO2 emissions saved
124.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
57.5
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Jiangxi
CO2 emissions saved
119.1
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
66.5
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Guangxi
CO2 emissions saved
114.5
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
56.9
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
92
%
Heilongjiang
CO2 emissions saved
97.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
43.0
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Jilin
CO2 emissions saved
81.1
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
34.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Shanghai
CO2 emissions saved
70.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
37.9
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
86
%
Tianjin
CO2 emissions saved
56.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
29.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Yunnan
CO2 emissions saved
48.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
28.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
91
%
Chongqing
CO2 emissions saved
32.5
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
22.0
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
58
%
Hainan
CO2 emissions saved
14.6
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
6.9
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Qinghai
CO2 emissions saved
14.0
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
6.0
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Sichuan
CO2 emissions saved
9.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
6.0
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
15
%
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Plant
CO2 emissions
Investment need
Profitable?
Panjin Xinli power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ordos Resources Qipanjing power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pingshuo Gangue power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pingshi power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qingshuihe cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qingyuan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qinghai Datong power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qinhuangdao power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Rizhao Iron and Steel cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Renqiu power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
SDIC Jincheng power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Salaqi power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shaanxi Linbei power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shaanxi Weinan cogeneration power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shandong Steel Rizhao captive power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shangqiu Minsheng power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shanxi Lülin power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shanxi Hepo power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shenery Wuzhong power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shenhua Guoneng Dananhu power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shengle Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shendong Hequ power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shenhua Yili power station (Xinjiang)
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shenneng Korla power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shijiazhuang Yuhua Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shiyan Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shunde Desheng power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shuozhou cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tangshan Beijiao power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Taiyuan Steel Mill power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tangshan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tianchi Changji Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tangshan West power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tianfu South power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tianjin Beitang power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tianshan Qitai power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tianyuan Manganese power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
United Laboratories Linhe power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wanyuan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wansheng power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wu an power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wusitai Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wuwei Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wusu power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xiaoyi Xinyang power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xiaolongtan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xingtai Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xingtai power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xinjiang Midong power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xuanhua power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xunjiansi power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xuzhou Huamei power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yan an Thermal power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xuanwei power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xuzhou Mine power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yanggao power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yangling Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yichang Xiaoting power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yichun power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yihua Wucaiwan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yongfu power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yong an power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yulin Beijiao power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yuncheng Gunlü power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yushe power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhangjiakou ZTP power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhangping power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhenfeng power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhongtai Toksun power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhongwei power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhunda power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhuozhou power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zunhua-2 power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Antaibao Gangue power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Debao Aluminum power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dongming cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huasheng Jiangquan cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
JV County Fengyuan cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qixiaying power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shanxi Coal Hequ power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shouyang power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaze Aluminum power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huazhou power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huadian Hami power station
CO2 emissions
2.9
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiulong Paper Mill power station
CO2 emissions
2.9
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Liulin Liansheng power station
CO2 emissions
2.9
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Siping power station
CO2 emissions
2.9
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Toksun Mahatma power station
CO2 emissions
2.9
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhangze Linfen power station
CO2 emissions
2.9
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chifeng New City Region power station
CO2 emissions
2.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Datang Hutubi power station
CO2 emissions
2.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guangdong Zhongshan power station
CO2 emissions
2.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guodian Kuqa power station
CO2 emissions
2.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shaanxi Beiyuan power station
CO2 emissions
2.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xinhua power station
CO2 emissions
2.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Changshan power station
CO2 emissions
2.7
  MT/y
Investment need
1.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dushanzi Ethene power station
CO2 emissions
2.7
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shandong Xinfa Huayuan power station
CO2 emissions
2.7
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fushun Zhongji power station
CO2 emissions
2.6
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Gansu 803 power station
CO2 emissions
2.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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