BEIJING's coal production reached 297 million tonnes in May, a year-on-year hike of 3.5% and the highest level since December 2017, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. It revealed coal production for the first five months of 2018 had risen 4% to 1.4 billion tonnes compared with last year, citing more use of air-conditioning during heatwaves in the south and higher power consumption by industry as the reasons behind the increase.
China's coal production reached 297 million tonnes in May, a year-on-year hike of 3.5% and the highest level since December 2017, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. It revealed coal production for the first five months of 2018 had risen 4% to 1.4 billion tonnes compared with last year, citing more use of air-conditioning during heatwaves in the south and higher power consumption by industry as the reasons behind the increase.