Xi didn’t clarify whether he was referring to both the financing and construction of new coal plants, and what would become of existing projects at various stages of progress. 2 economy will end support for coal developments overseas. The report helps illustrate China’s importance to curbing further growth in the use of the fossil fuel, and the need for specifics on Xi’s commitment - made at the United Nations General Assembly in September - that the world’s No. The pipeline spans countries across Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe. The state-run firms announced more than 3.6 gigawatts of projects this year alone, including about 1.3 gigawatts each in South Africa and Indonesia.Ī total of 10 gigawatts of projects had previously been finalized and haven’t yet begun construction, according to the study, released on Wednesday. New projects are in place to deliver almost 14 gigawatts of generating capacity, according to a report by Just Finance, a Denmark-based nonprofit that tracked building contracts and agreements. Chinese state-owned enterprises have a massive pipeline of coal-fired power projects in more than a dozen countries and it remains unclear if they’ll be scrapped, even after President Xi Jinping’s pledge to stop building plants abroad.