BEIJING, Feb 25 (Reuters) - China’s coal consumption is set to rise slighly to 3.89 billion tonnes in 2019 from 3.87 billion tonnes last year, the president of the China National Coal Association said on Monday. Wang Xianzheng made the forecast at an industry event in Beijing hosted by China Energy Investment Corp and the International Energy Agency. (Reporting by Meng Meng and Tom Daly; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
Beijing 's coal consumption is forecast to reach 3.89 billion tonnes (mt) in 2019 , according to the China National Coal Association , an increase from 3.87 billion mt last year . The forecast was presented at an industry event in China hosted by the China National Coal Association and the China Energy Investment Corporation .