China Orders Coal Companies to Increase Production

Amid coal shortage in some localities, China’s State Administration of Coal Mine Safety on Sunday issued an urgent circular ordering domestic coal companies to increase production on the premise work place safety be ensured.

The administration required state-owned coal mines to “take effective measures” to increase coal output and meanwhile step up safety management.
In the wake of signs coal supplies were running short, the country’s state-owned electrical utilities were ordered to ensure reliable power supplies for the Olympics and reconstruction from last month’s devastating earthquake.

Big power generators, China Huadian Corp., China Guodian Corp. and China Power Investment Corp., had been asked to ensure enough power “regardless of cost.”

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