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?
Lueyang power station
CO2 emissions
3.1
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qudong power station
CO2 emissions
3.1
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yili Yining Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.1
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Aksu Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Anhui Hwasu power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baise Smelter power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baiyinhua Industrial Park Captive power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baoding Northwest Suburb power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baotou Donghua power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baotou Olefins power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baotou-3 power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Bayanhaote Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Benxi Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Cangzhou Yundong Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Caofeidian Works power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Changchun Southeast power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chaoyang GDP power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chongqing Baihe power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chizhou Jiuhua power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chongqing Qineng power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chongqing Shizhu power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dalian Ganjingzi power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dandong Jinshan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dangtang Shendong power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Datang Binzhou power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Datang Harbin power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Datang Linqing power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Datang Weihe power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Diaobingshan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dongjiakou CHP power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dongying Coastal power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fengrun power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fengzhen Xinfeng power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fugu Guojiawan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fuping Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fushun CPI power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ganquanbao TBEA power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Gansu Baiyin power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guangdong Zhaoqing Dawang power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guangxi Luzhai power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guangzhou Nansha power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guidong Power Hezhou power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guizhou Dalong power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guodian Langfang power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guodian Penglai power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guodian Tai an power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guodian Yuzhong power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guotai Xinhua Coal Chemical power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guyang Jinshan Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hainan Southwest power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Handan Eastern Outskirt Cogen Power Station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hang Hau Longyan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Harbin Pingnan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hangjin power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hefeng power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Heilongjiang Qiqihar power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Henan Gucheng power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Henan Mengdian power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hesheng Shanshan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hesheng Xinjiang Xibu power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hohhot Aluminum power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hohhot Jinqiao power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hongyang cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huadian Gaochang Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huadian Kashi power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huadian Shuozhou power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Daqing power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Jingmen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Jining Gaoxin power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Linhe power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Luoyang power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Luntai power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Mengxi power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Mianchi power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Wulashan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Xining power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Yantai power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huayingshan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huludao power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hunan Lianyuan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hunjiang power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huxian power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiamusi-2 power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiexiu Chongguang power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jingneng Shuangxin power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jinneng Guojin power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jinzhou Datang power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Junzheng Mengxi power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kaiyuan power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kangbashi power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Karamay power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kunming power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Liancheng-2 power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Linfen power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lingshi Qiguang power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lishi power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Matou power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Nanxiong power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ningwu Gangue power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ningdong Younglight power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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