In 2023, coal power capacity in Asia amounted to roughly **** terawatts. This was the peak in the period of consideration, and an increase of nearly four percent from the previous year. That year, Asia was the leading region, based on global coal power capacity, with China alone accounting for more than half of worldwide capacity.
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Ember. (July 17, 2024). Coal electricity generation capacity in Asia from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312487/coal-power-capacity-in-asia/
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