China’s Coal Sector Raises Alarm Over Potential for More Outages
- Coastal provinces at risk due to virus curbs, weaker imports
- Increases in domestic production may have reached their limit
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China’s industrial heartlands could be headed for another power crunch as imports dwindle and a resurgent virus clogs up transport of the nation’s mainstay fuel.
Eight coastal provinces, including powerhouse Guangdong, are expected to see a growing shortfall of coal for industry and cooling needs, Li Xuegang, vice president of the China Coal Transportation and Distribution Association, said at an online briefing on Wednesday.