This statistic represents the number of proposed coal power plants worldwide as of January 2016, broken down by status. During that time, approximately 670 proposed coal power plants were announced globally, with a capacity totaling 486,061 megawatts.
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Number of proposed coal power plants globally as of January 2016, by status
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Greenpeace, & Sierra Club. (March 30, 2016). Number of proposed coal power plants globally as of January 2016, by status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530276/number-of-proposed-coal-power-plants-globally/
Greenpeace, und Sierra Club. "Number of proposed coal power plants globally as of January 2016, by status." Chart. March 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530276/number-of-proposed-coal-power-plants-globally/
Greenpeace, Sierra Club. (2016). Number of proposed coal power plants globally as of January 2016, by status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530276/number-of-proposed-coal-power-plants-globally/
Greenpeace, and Sierra Club. "Number of Proposed Coal Power Plants Globally as of January 2016, by Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530276/number-of-proposed-coal-power-plants-globally/
Greenpeace & Sierra Club, Number of proposed coal power plants globally as of January 2016, by status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530276/number-of-proposed-coal-power-plants-globally/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
Number of proposed coal power plants globally as of January 2016, by status [Graph], Greenpeace, & Sierra Club, March 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530276/number-of-proposed-coal-power-plants-globally/
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