It is necessary to achieve carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. This means that by 2060, China will have to completely withdraw from coal-fired thermal power. However, at this stage, coal power is still the main carrier of energy in China, because it has the following advantages. Coal power still accounts for a large proportion of China's energy mix.
China is one of the countries with the largest coal reserves in the world, behind the United States, Russia and Australia, with total reserves measured at 143.1 billion tonnes in 2020. In terms of production, China is also the country with the largest coal production in the world, with an annual output of 3,902,000,000 tons in 2020. These coals are stored in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Xinjiang and other provinces and regions, among which the coal output of Shanxi Province alone accounts for more than 1 3 of the country's total coal output. Not only that, the quality of China's coal resources is also very good, among which the reserves of the best anthracite are nearly 113 billion tons, reaching the first place in the world, and are widely distributed, with varying degrees of distribution in 20 provinces and regions in China.
Coal power generation is cheap, the energy cost is low, and the initial investment is small, which is the most ideal energy source in China.
As a big coal-producing country, a big country in coal utilization, and a big country in terms of electricity consumption, whether coal power adapts to the development of the times and whether it should be eliminated, welcome to leave a message.