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?
Togtoh power station
CO2 emissions
26.6
  MT/y
Investment need
12.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Beilun power station
CO2 emissions
23.7
  MT/y
Investment need
13.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shanghai Shidongkou power station
CO2 emissions
23.6
  MT/y
Investment need
13.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Waigaoqiao power station
CO2 emissions
23.6
  MT/y
Investment need
13.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiaxing power station
CO2 emissions
22.5
  MT/y
Investment need
12.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Taishan power station
CO2 emissions
21.9
  MT/y
Investment need
11.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zouxian power station
CO2 emissions
21.9
  MT/y
Investment need
12.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fengcheng power station
CO2 emissions
21.0
  MT/y
Investment need
12.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yangxi Zhujiang power station
CO2 emissions
20.0
  MT/y
Investment need
12.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pingwei power station
CO2 emissions
19.4
  MT/y
Investment need
10.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station
CO2 emissions
19.2
  MT/y
Investment need
8.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ninghai power station
CO2 emissions
19.2
  MT/y
Investment need
10.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dalate power station
CO2 emissions
19.0
  MT/y
Investment need
8.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Houshi power station
CO2 emissions
19.0
  MT/y
Investment need
10.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fugu Qingshuichuan power station
CO2 emissions
18.6
  MT/y
Investment need
9.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qinbei power station
CO2 emissions
18.6
  MT/y
Investment need
11.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ligang power station
CO2 emissions
18.4
  MT/y
Investment need
9.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zheneng Yueqing power station
CO2 emissions
18.4
  MT/y
Investment need
11.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Daba power station
CO2 emissions
17.8
  MT/y
Investment need
8.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yuhuan power station
CO2 emissions
17.6
  MT/y
Investment need
11.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hubei Ezhou power station
CO2 emissions
17.2
  MT/y
Investment need
10.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shangdu power station
CO2 emissions
17.2
  MT/y
Investment need
5.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yiyang power station
CO2 emissions
17.2
  MT/y
Investment need
9.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yangcheng power station
CO2 emissions
17.0
  MT/y
Investment need
8.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Haimen power station
CO2 emissions
16.8
  MT/y
Investment need
9.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Suizhong power station
CO2 emissions
16.6
  MT/y
Investment need
9.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huadian Laizhou power station
CO2 emissions
16.4
  MT/y
Investment need
8.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tianjin Beijiang power station
CO2 emissions
16.4
  MT/y
Investment need
7.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Weiqiao Zouping-1 power station
CO2 emissions
16.1
  MT/y
Investment need
7.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Datong power station
CO2 emissions
16.0
  MT/y
Investment need
7.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dingzhou power station
CO2 emissions
16.0
  MT/y
Investment need
9.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jinjie power station
CO2 emissions
16.0
  MT/y
Investment need
7.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shanwei Haifeng CCS power station
CO2 emissions
16.0
  MT/y
Investment need
8.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Taizhou power station
CO2 emissions
16.0
  MT/y
Investment need
8.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yimin power station
CO2 emissions
16.0
  MT/y
Investment need
5.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wujiaqu power station
CO2 emissions
15.8
  MT/y
Investment need
8.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Beihai power station
CO2 emissions
15.6
  MT/y
Investment need
7.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guazhou Changle power station
CO2 emissions
15.6
  MT/y
Investment need
5.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lufeng Jiahuwan power station
CO2 emissions
15.6
  MT/y
Investment need
7.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shandong Xinfa Xinyuan power station
CO2 emissions
15.6
  MT/y
Investment need
7.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shenhua Qingyuan power station
CO2 emissions
15.6
  MT/y
Investment need
7.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hanchuan power station
CO2 emissions
15.4
  MT/y
Investment need
8.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jurong power station
CO2 emissions
15.4
  MT/y
Investment need
8.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zheneng Liuheng power station
CO2 emissions
15.2
  MT/y
Investment need
7.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xuzhou Pengcheng power station
CO2 emissions
15.0
  MT/y
Investment need
8.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Changshu-1 power station
CO2 emissions
14.8
  MT/y
Investment need
7.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ningxia Lingwu power station
CO2 emissions
14.4
  MT/y
Investment need
6.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Dezhou power station
CO2 emissions
14.2
  MT/y
Investment need
6.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yuanyang Lake power station
CO2 emissions
14.0
  MT/y
Investment need
6.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chaozhou Sanbaimen power station
CO2 emissions
13.6
  MT/y
Investment need
7.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Luohuang power station
CO2 emissions
13.6
  MT/y
Investment need
10.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhangjiakou power station
CO2 emissions
13.6
  MT/y
Investment need
6.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Qinzhou power station
CO2 emissions
13.4
  MT/y
Investment need
7.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xishan Gujiao power station
CO2 emissions
13.4
  MT/y
Investment need
6.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Changzhou power station
CO2 emissions
13.2
  MT/y
Investment need
5.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiangsu Sheyanggang power station
CO2 emissions
13.2
  MT/y
Investment need
6.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zhangjiagang Shazhou power station
CO2 emissions
13.2
  MT/y
Investment need
6.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guangdong Shajiao power complex
CO2 emissions
13.1
  MT/y
Investment need
7.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yangluo power station
CO2 emissions
13.1
  MT/y
Investment need
7.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Heyuan power station
CO2 emissions
13.0
  MT/y
Investment need
7.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Fuzhou power station
CO2 emissions
13.0
  MT/y
Investment need
7.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lixin Banji power station
CO2 emissions
13.0
  MT/y
Investment need
6.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Fujian Hongshan power station
CO2 emissions
12.8
  MT/y
Investment need
6.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guangdong Huilai power station
CO2 emissions
12.8
  MT/y
Investment need
6.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pucheng power station
CO2 emissions
12.8
  MT/y
Investment need
6.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shentou power station
CO2 emissions
12.8
  MT/y
Investment need
5.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Datang Sanmenxia power station
CO2 emissions
12.6
  MT/y
Investment need
7.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shang an power station
CO2 emissions
12.6
  MT/y
Investment need
7.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dabu power station
CO2 emissions
12.4
  MT/y
Investment need
6.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Yueyang power station
CO2 emissions
12.4
  MT/y
Investment need
6.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guodian Baoji-2 power station
CO2 emissions
12.2
  MT/y
Investment need
7.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huadian Xiangyang power station
CO2 emissions
12.2
  MT/y
Investment need
7.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ma anshan power station
CO2 emissions
12.2
  MT/y
Investment need
6.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Weiqiao Zouping-7 power station
CO2 emissions
12.2
  MT/y
Investment need
5.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Henan Xinmi power station
CO2 emissions
12.0
  MT/y
Investment need
5.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huainan Luohe power station
CO2 emissions
12.0
  MT/y
Investment need
6.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Weiqiao Huji power station
CO2 emissions
12.0
  MT/y
Investment need
5.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wujing power station
CO2 emissions
12.0
  MT/y
Investment need
6.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Meizhou Wan power station
CO2 emissions
11.8
  MT/y
Investment need
5.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Pingliang power station
CO2 emissions
11.8
  MT/y
Investment need
6.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jianbi power station
CO2 emissions
11.7
  MT/y
Investment need
6.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guang an power station
CO2 emissions
11.6
  MT/y
Investment need
9.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Jiangsu Nantong power station
CO2 emissions
11.6
  MT/y
Investment need
5.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xibaipo power station
CO2 emissions
11.6
  MT/y
Investment need
7.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Xinhai power station
CO2 emissions
11.6
  MT/y
Investment need
5.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
China Resources Wenzhou power station
CO2 emissions
11.4
  MT/y
Investment need
8.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huayin Zhuzhou power station
CO2 emissions
11.4
  MT/y
Investment need
5.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tieling power station
CO2 emissions
11.4
  MT/y
Investment need
5.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Diandong power station
CO2 emissions
11.2
  MT/y
Investment need
6.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guoxin Yangzhou power station
CO2 emissions
11.2
  MT/y
Investment need
6.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lusigang power station
CO2 emissions
11.2
  MT/y
Investment need
6.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Puqi Xianning power station
CO2 emissions
11.2
  MT/y
Investment need
7.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ruijin power station
CO2 emissions
11.2
  MT/y
Investment need
5.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zheneng Wenzhou power station
CO2 emissions
11.2
  MT/y
Investment need
7.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Daihai power station
CO2 emissions
11.0
  MT/y
Investment need
4.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hebei Cangdong power station
CO2 emissions
11.0
  MT/y
Investment need
5.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Henan Yongcheng power station
CO2 emissions
11.0
  MT/y
Investment need
5.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huaneng Laiwu power station
CO2 emissions
11.0
  MT/y
Investment need
6.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Guizhou Fa er power station
CO2 emissions
10.8
  MT/y
Investment need
6.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hancheng power station
CO2 emissions
10.8
  MT/y
Investment need
6.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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