High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The People`s Republic of China is the largest consumer of coal in the world, and is about to become the largest user of coal-derived electricity, generating 1.95 trillion kilowatt-hours per year, or 68.7% of its electricity from coal as of 2006 (compared to 1.99 trillion kilowatt-hours per year, or 49% for the US).Hydroelectric power supplied another 20.7% of China`s electricity needs in 2006.