Chinese govt needs to become clean energy supermajor

A man walks near a coal-fired power plant in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China November 27, 2019. - Reuters

CHINA is turning to its state-owned coal power companies to helm the next stage of the country’s renewables push, as the sector becomes less attractive to other investors.

Private firms have helped the top-polluting nation become the world’s largest generator of clean energy.