China’s Hebei province has signed deals for 2020 with several clean coal miners to ensure supplies of the fuel are not met with shortages. The move will see the city offer for purchase 18.2 million metric tonnes (mt) of clean coal this year, including anthracite or blue coal, to 9.1 million households, followed by 12.8 million mt in 2019 and 7.4 million mt in the next three winters. The energy source, which produces fewer emissions than its thermal equivalent, will be offered at a subsidised rate of around CNY500 ($71.85) a mt, less than half of the spot price.
China’s Hebei province has signed deals for the next three winters with several clean coal miners to ensure supplies of the fuel are not met with shortages. The move will see the city offer for purchase 18.2 million metric tonnes (mt) of clean coal this year, including anthracite or blue coal, to 9.1 million households, followed by 12.8 million mt in 2019 and 7.4 million mt in 2020. The energy source, which produces fewer emissions than its thermal equivalent, will be offered at a subsidised rate of around CNY500 ($71.85) a mt, less than half of the spot price.