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- China to Outspend U.S. 6 to 1 on New Fossil/Nuclear Generation, But Will Add 45 Times as Much Generating Capacity by 2020
China is pushing the U.S. off the world’s center stage. This transition is clear when one analyzes the power generation plans. In the 2010-2020 timeframe, China will outspend the U.S. on new generators by $550 billion. But they will gain 496 GW of generating capacity compared to only 14 GW in the U.S. These are the new conclusions in the McIlvaine Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis & Forecast.
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- China to Spend $100 Billion Per Year on New Coal-fired Power Plants for the Next Decade
China is planning to expand its coal-fired capacity from 646,000 MW in 2010 to 1,030,000,000 in 2020 according to the latest five year plan. This will result in annual capital investment of $100 billion. It will include $10 billion per year for air pollution control equipment. Coal-fired generation investment will exceed that of gas, nuclear, solar or wind according to the latest forecasts in the McIlvaine continually updated Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: World Analysis & Forecast.
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- Gas Turbine Capacity Growth to Exceed Coal but at Far Lower Investment
McIlvaine predicts that 1134 GW of gas-fired power will be added to the world’s grid. This exceeds the projected 1000 GW of coal-fired power which will be added, so gas will be the leader both in total MW and in percent increase. However, the investment in a new coal-fired power plant is three times that of a combined cycle gas-fired power plant and six times that of a peaking plant. So the investment in coal will be far greater.
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