November 21, 2008

China\'s coal production can meet domestic demands

Xinhua reported that China's overall capacity of coal production meets domestic demands.

Mr Jia Qihai director of mineral resources development and management department under the MLR while speaking on the sidelines of the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress said that "Recently, some areas of China suffered inadequate electricity and coal supply, but the phenomenon was caused by a variety of reasons, such as transportation strain."

Mr Jia said after rectification, coal production output exceeded 2.5 billion tonnes in 2007 and the phenomenon that China's coalmines were too many, small and scattered has been changed. He said “Through intensive management, there will be no problem in guaranteeing long term and adequate coal supplies for the domestic market.”