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China to connect more wind and solar than expected this year but coal still 'critical': analysts

As top officials meet, Wood Mackenzie sees says State Grid planning for more renewables than anticipated but coal approvals continue

People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers stand guard at the entrance to the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on May 18, 2020. - The annual meeting of the National Peoples Congress, Chinas rubber stamp legislature, opens on May 22, after a two month delay due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers stand guard at the entrance to the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on May 18, 2020. - The annual meeting of the National Peoples Congress, Chinas rubber stamp legislature, opens on May 22, after a two month delay due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.Foto: NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
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Published 22 May 2020, 12:45Updated 22 May 2020, 13:48