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On a flat, dusty patch
of land 13 kilometres west of Yulin in the heart of
China s coal country, construction workers braved sub-freezing
temperatures at the site of a planned 700 megawatt .
China has decommissioned 70.45 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired plants in the last decade, and is building far more renewable energy capacity than any other country. Analysts say coal use may peak as soon as this year.
YULIN, China On a flat, dusty patch of land 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) west of Yulin in the heart of China’s coal country, construction workers braved sub-freezing temperatures at the site of a planned 700 megawatt (MW) power plant set to open in less than a year.