**Fewer Coal Power Plants Close In 2022 Than In Recent Years**

Fewer Coal Power Plants Close In 2022 Than In Recent Years

Data from Ember’s fourth annual Global Electricity Review (https://ember-climate.org/insights/research/global-electricity-review-2023/) reveals that **electricity generation from coal increased by 1.1 percent last year,** which is in line with the average rate of growth in the last decade.

As Statista's Anna Fleck reports (https://www.statista.com/chart/29701/coal-capacity-from-plant-openings-and-closures/), Ember found that **while the rate of new coal power plants opening did not increase, 2022 saw fewer coal power plants close than in any year since 2015**. Analysts say this was due to countries seeking to hold onto back-up capacity.

(https://www.statista.com/chart/29701/coal-capacity-from-plant-openings-and-closures/)

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Electricity data was analyzed from 78 countries, representing 93 percent of global electricity demand and includes estimated changes for the missing data.

Tyler Durden (https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden)Fri, 04/14/2023 - 22:40

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/fewer-coal-power-plants-close-2022-recent-years