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?
CNSG Jilantai Salt captive power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dalian Taishan power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Duolun Coal Chemical power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Great Waste Coal power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hebi Coal Mine power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Henan Aluminum power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hexigten Coal Gasification captive power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Heze Zhaolou power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huawei Hetian power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huineng power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ili Nangang Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiagedaqi Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jinchuan power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jingling Sinopec power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kaidi Languang power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kuitun Jinjiang power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Longchuan power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Luoding power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ningbo Boxboard Mill power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pansan power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pingdingshan Ruiping power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qiaotou power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ronghai power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shandong Huatai power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shandong Yankuang Jisan power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Suiyang power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xihai-2 power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xiwu Jinshan power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yixing Xielian power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yulin Shanghe power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lee & Man Paper power station
CO2 emissions
1.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baitao cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baotou Works power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Daqing Oil Hongwei power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
GreenGen power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Heilongjiang Hegang Mining power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Liaoyang Chemical power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Luxi Chemical cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qian an Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shandong Haihua Weifang power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sinopec Anqing power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sinopec Yangzi power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wuhan Ethylene power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xiahuayuan power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yangjiachang Town Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhangjiagang Shagang power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huanggang Paper Mill Cogen Power Station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Asia Symbol captive power station
CO2 emissions
1.1
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chongqing Nine Dragons Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.1
  MT/y
Investment need
0.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
APP Jinhuasheng Mill power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dongming Plastic power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dongyuan Tech power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guangzhou Refinery power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huayi Jinlong Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Maoming Refinery power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Mudanjiang Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ordos Shendong power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tangshan Sanyou Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yulin Coal Liquefaction power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yulin Chemical power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhangdian power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhoushan Petrochemical Base Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jinyufeng Biotechnology Co Kailu Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chengfeng Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dongying Huatai Chemical power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
East Hailar power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Haifengherui power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hengtong Chemical Power Station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Songyuan Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hubei Xingfu power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jinyuankou Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ningxia Meili power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shandong Hualu Hengsheng power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sinopec Luoyang Branch power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Weihai Chucun cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wudi Zhongcheng Sanyue cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xishan Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zibo Hongda power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Benxi Steel & Iron power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chongqing Lee & Man Paper power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chongqing Wanzhou Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fuyang Haoyuan cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ili Xintian Chemical power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiangsu Leeman Paper power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jinjiang power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiyang Xinhua Energy Ltd power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lianyuan Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sateri Jiangxi Chemical Fiber Co captive power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shaanmei Group Yulin Chemical captive power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fujian Putian Shimen ao Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jianli Bailuo cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhangpu Chihu Industrial Park Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhongying Paper Mill cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Anshan Steel Company No 2 power station
CO2 emissions
0.7
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Singpu Chemicals Taixing power station
CO2 emissions
0.7
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yangmei-3 power station
CO2 emissions
0.7
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yishui County cogen power station
CO2 emissions
0.7
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Aoweiqianyuan Captive power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baitao Industrial Park Heat Island Center power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baotou Sanfeng power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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