China’s thermal power generation grew for a fourth straight month in April even as coal output fell, highlighting the challenges Beijing faces in continuing to buffer its economy from the global energy crisis stemming from the war in Iran.
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Coal production declined 1% [in April] during a month typically associated with seasonal maintenance.
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At the same time, clean power is failing to show the same steady growth that helped China lower fossil fuel power output last year for the first time in a decade.
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The poor performance of renewables is especially alarming because additions of new turbines and panels are down sharply from last year’s record growth.
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