Energy & Science

China’s ‘Green Zone’ Coal Price Tested as Virus Fight Continues

  • Lower power prices sought as economy restarts after outbreak
  • Tougher import curbs seen if government steps in, Fenwei says
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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China’s coal prices have sunk to levels that threaten state intervention, but this time policy makers may refrain from doing so as they continue efforts to buttress the economy hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.