By 2030, the country will strive to attain a yearly coal capacity reserve of 300 million tonnes that are dispatchable and improve the capacity and flexibility of coal supplies.
The output of unconventional natural gas in north China's Shanxi Province increased by 5.7 percent year on year to 6.82 billion cubic meters in the first half of 2023, achieving a new historical record for the same period, local authorities said Monday.
China's tight energy supply situation will gradually ease this winter and next spring following the government's intensified efforts to boost coal supplies and cool skyrocketing prices amid a power crunch in some parts of the nation, industry experts said.
Since mid-October, the country's average daily coal production has been above 11.5 million tonnes, with the highest figure in recent years reaching 11.72 million tonnes, the NDRC said.
The methane-generating pits, built mostly in rural areas, make use of agricultural waste and prevent methane emissions into the atmosphere that are equivalent to 60 million tons of carbon dioxide annually.