Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 05/08/2026South Korea's coal use increased due to weak performance of nuclear, while Australia and Poland saw increases due to insufficient clean energy growth, and poor wind conditions in Poland's case. 132 3
Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Italy increased gas use because of weak hydropower conditions, even if solar power growth was strong enough to cover demand growth. 111 1
Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Outside of the OECD, China and India have both seen rebounds in coal-fired power generation after falling output last year. Gas-to-coal switching is not a significant factor in either country so the increases are not related to the Hormuz crisis however. 162 6
