China urges coal miners to boost output ahead of summer power use
China’s central state planner urged miners to boost domestic coal output and storage to ensure sufficient energy supplies during the peak summer season, while asking local authorities to maintain coal import restrictions.
China’s peak power use comes during summer, when air-conditioning use rises to cool homes and offices.
“Top coal mining regions, especially Shanxi, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia, should ramp up production and increase market supplies,” said the NDRC, according to the State Grid.
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