Home Business China coal-fired power capacity still rising, bucking global trend – study Business China coal-fired power capacity still rising, bucking global trend – study By Genpie - November 20, 2019 146 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp China raised its coal-fired power capacity by 42.9 gigawatts (GW), or about 4.5%, in the 18 months to June, connecting new projects to the grid at a time when capacity in the rest of the world shrank, according to a study published on Wednesday.