Release date set as the date of last update.
As some public institutions do not disclose information on funding, only publicly disclosed data was considered. Both operating and proposed coal plants were included going back to 2010.
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Foreign coal power project financing 2010-2021, by recipient country
Vietnam and Indonesia are the largest recipients of foreign investments in coal power projects in the world. As of September 23, 2021, the South East Asian countries had received some 20 billion and 17 billion U.S. dollars in public funding from foreign state institutions. China is the largest source country for foreign investments in coal power.
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Global Energy Monitor. (September 23, 2021). Largest recipient countries of foreign public investment in coal power projects worldwide between 2010 and 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1265703/recipient-countries-foreign-investments-coal-power/
Global Energy Monitor. "Largest recipient countries of foreign public investment in coal power projects worldwide between 2010 and 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 23, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1265703/recipient-countries-foreign-investments-coal-power/
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Largest recipient countries of foreign public investment in coal power projects worldwide between 2010 and 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, September 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1265703/recipient-countries-foreign-investments-coal-power/
