Last year, China installed almost 70 gigawatts of new coal power capacity more than it took off the grid. The last time this number has been this high was in 2007. In 2018, between 2020 and 2022 as well as in 2024, net coal additions had stayed below 30 gigawatts.
https://www.statista.com/chart/36007/power-capacity-of-new-decommissioned-coal-power-plants-china/