China's Inner Mongolia is expanding both renewable energy and coal use. Despite the growth of solar and wind farms, coal remains essential. Inner Mongolia aims to replace coal-fired electricity with renewables while meeting rising power demand. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Photographs taken in June 2026 show solar panels at the Envision Ordos Modern Energy Equipment Industrial Park in Ordos, charging stations at the Mengma Intelligent Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Base in Hohhot, solar panels at the Dalad Banner Photovoltaic Top Runner Base, the Huaneng Yimin open-pit coal mine in Hulunbuir, power plants near Ordos, wind turbines near Zhangjiakou, a power plant near Baotou, and wind turbine blades at the Mingyang North Smart Energy factory.