China coal output may cross 2.5 bn tonnes in 2007
China's coal output is likely to exceed 2.5 billion tonnes this year, a senior official said on Wednesday.
By PTI |
BEIJING: China's coal output is likely to exceed 2.5 billion tonnes this year, a senior official said on Wednesday. China will build large coal production bases and restructure small coal mines to raise the output by 400 million tonnes between 2006 and 2010, deputy director of the State Administration of Work Safety, Wang Xianzheng said.
Wang, also head of China National Coal Association, said that China's output has nearly doubled to 2.38 billion tonnes in 2006 from 1.25 billion tonnes in 2000. The average annual growth of 11.5 per cent has helped to meet China's increasing energy demand, he said.
China, the world's second largest energy consumer only after the US, heavily relies on coal for energy, which makes up around 70 per cent of the country's total consumption. Wang said that 219 coal mines in China have been rated as safe and highly efficient.
Their combined approved production capacity reaches 702 million tonnes, 34.59 per cent of the country's total. China, the world's highest coal producer and consumer, is notorious for high accident rates in coal mines.
A total of 1,792 coal miners died in 1,066 mishaps in China, during the first half (January-June) of 2007. In 2006, coal mine accidents killed 4,746 people with an average of 13 deaths per day.
Wang, also head of China National Coal Association, said that China's output has nearly doubled to 2.38 billion tonnes in 2006 from 1.25 billion tonnes in 2000. The average annual growth of 11.5 per cent has helped to meet China's increasing energy demand, he said.
China, the world's second largest energy consumer only after the US, heavily relies on coal for energy, which makes up around 70 per cent of the country's total consumption. Wang said that 219 coal mines in China have been rated as safe and highly efficient.
Their combined approved production capacity reaches 702 million tonnes, 34.59 per cent of the country's total. China, the world's highest coal producer and consumer, is notorious for high accident rates in coal mines.
A total of 1,792 coal miners died in 1,066 mishaps in China, during the first half (January-June) of 2007. In 2006, coal mine accidents killed 4,746 people with an average of 13 deaths per day.
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