VOA News Africa China backs off coal power plant approvals after 2022-23 surge that alarmed climate experts Design TechAugust 20, 2024017 views China backs off coal power plant approvals after 2022-23 surge that alarmed climate experts FILE – Guohua Power Station, a coal-fired power plant, operates in Dingzhou, Baoding, in the northern China's Hebei province, Nov. 10, 2023.