New Coal Mine Capacity Hit a Decade Low in 2025, Global Energy Monitor Says
New coal mine capacity brought online in 2025 was the lowest in at least 10 years, according to a Global Energy Monitor report cited by Climate Home News, as clean energy displaces coal for electricity generation in East Asia.
The volume of newly commissioned capacity fell by nearly 40% from 2024, the second year running that new mine capacity has hit a decade low, the report found.
Two countries account for the slowdown. New additions dropped 44% in China and 96% in Australia. In Australia, the state of New South Wales recently banned new coal mines on undeveloped greenfield land.
The pipeline moved the other way. Global proposed coal mine capacity rose 11%, almost entirely on the back of a spate of projects in the eastern Indian states of Jharkhand and Odisha. India plans to open more than 20 new coal mines to meet its coal production targets.
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