I hate to be that guy, but China has increased electricity production in general. It is just that solar + wind + hydro make up most of the gain. However that still means:
Ahh thanks for the link! I admit I’m coming in at a more anecdotal position of people I know who still live and work in that industry. So it may just be their isolated area that is experiencing a downturn. They may be still acquiring coal but from other sources.
I hate to be that guy, but China has increased electricity production in general. It is just that solar + wind + hydro make up most of the gain. However that still means:
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-coal?tab=line&time=2015..latest&country=~CHN&mapSelect=~CHN
Ahh thanks for the link! I admit I’m coming in at a more anecdotal position of people I know who still live and work in that industry. So it may just be their isolated area that is experiencing a downturn. They may be still acquiring coal but from other sources.