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?
Ningxia Zaoquan power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Panxian-1 power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
3.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pingluo power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pu an power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
3.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Sanshui Hengyi power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shangluo power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shenmu power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shuidonggou power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shuangyashan power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Suqian power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tumd power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tongling Guodian power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
3.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xiantao power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xinfeng power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xinjiang Guoxin Qitai power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
XPCC Hongxing power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xixia Ningxia power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xinyou Qitai power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yuxian power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhejiang Zhenhai power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhoukou Longda power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhuanghe power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhunger Weijiamao power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhunger Zhujiaping power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chuzhou power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
CPI Baiyinhua power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Diantou power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guodian Zhunger Changtan power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huineng Changtan power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Liaocheng Xiangguang cogen power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lu an Zhundong power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pan nan power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
3.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Panjiang Puding power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qagan Nur power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shantou Fengsheng power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Suizhou power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Weihe power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
3.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yanghuopan power station
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiuquan power station (new)
CO2 emissions
5.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hefei power station
CO2 emissions
5.1
  MT/y
Investment need
2.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Liaocheng power station
CO2 emissions
5.1
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Maoming cogen power station
CO2 emissions
5.1
  MT/y
Investment need
3.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tangzhai power station
CO2 emissions
5.1
  MT/y
Investment need
2.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Anyuan power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
3.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baotou-2 power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Bulian power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Datang Zhuzhou-2 power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hebi Heqi power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Heilongjiang Baoqing power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
High River power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kanshan power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lu an power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
3.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tengzhou Xinyuan power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tianfu North power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
3.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wangjialing Gangue power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yancheng Binhai Port power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yinxing power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhangqiu power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhengzhou Xinli power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guangdong Xijiang power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hongdunjie power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huadian Xiheishan power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qinzhou-III power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xishangzhuang power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Daqing Oil Central power station
CO2 emissions
4.9
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Duyun power station
CO2 emissions
4.9
  MT/y
Investment need
3.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Handan Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
4.9
  MT/y
Investment need
2.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Junliangcheng power station
CO2 emissions
4.9
  MT/y
Investment need
2.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Linhe power station
CO2 emissions
4.9
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qinling power station
CO2 emissions
4.9
  MT/y
Investment need
3.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shenhua Shentou power station
CO2 emissions
4.9
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Luanhe Cogen power station
CO2 emissions
4.8
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shenhua Zhunneng power station
CO2 emissions
4.8
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tongzi power station
CO2 emissions
4.8
  MT/y
Investment need
3.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yunhe power station
CO2 emissions
4.8
  MT/y
Investment need
2.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huadian Zibo power station
CO2 emissions
4.7
  MT/y
Investment need
2.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xinjiang Zhongtai Fukang power station
CO2 emissions
4.7
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baiyanghe power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fengjie power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
3.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Harbin-1 power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
2.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Helin power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiaozuo Aluminum power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Puyang Longfeng power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shahe power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
2.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shandong Luxi power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
2.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yulin Yuheng power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
1.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yunfu power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhanjiang Donghai power station
CO2 emissions
4.6
  MT/y
Investment need
2.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fengzhen power station
CO2 emissions
4.5
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guangxi Hualei power station
CO2 emissions
4.5
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Henan Yulian power station
CO2 emissions
4.5
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lanzhou Lanlü power station
CO2 emissions
4.5
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shaoxing Binhai power station
CO2 emissions
4.5
  MT/y
Investment need
2.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yichuan-3 power station
CO2 emissions
4.5
  MT/y
Investment need
2.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baotou-1 power station
CO2 emissions
4.4
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Baqiao power station
CO2 emissions
4.4
  MT/y
Investment need
2.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Datang Shentou power station
CO2 emissions
4.4
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jisco-1 power station
CO2 emissions
4.4
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jixi power station
CO2 emissions
4.4
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xinzhou Guangyu power station
CO2 emissions
4.4
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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