Coal enterprises fully guarantee the supply of electric coal to ensure peak summer coal demand year-on-year | nationwide | supply guarantee
CCTV News: Currently, many parts of the country continue to experience high temperatures, with heatwaves causing a surge in electricity loads across the country. Power generation enterprises continue to operate at full capacity, fully ensuring power supply.
The latest data shows that from July 1st to 7th, China Huadian Group's coal consumption reached 4.75 million tons, an increase of 13.5% compared to the same period last year; Huaneng Group and China Datang's power generation reached 18.419 billion kilowatt hours and 13.133 billion kilowatt hours respectively in the past 7 days, with a year-on-year increase of 13.5% and 5.15%, respectively. The power generation and operating capacity of thermal power units have reached historical best levels.
Power generation enterprises should strive to generate as much electricity as possible, and coal enterprises should make every effort to ensure the supply of electricity and coal. At present, National Energy Group has maintained the peak level of 50 million tons of coal production for 21 consecutive months, and middling coal Group has accelerated the process of capacity increase verification. At the same time, the amount of coal stored in power plants has also reached a new high in recent years.
Smooth transportation ensures coal supply
Most of China's key power plants are concentrated in the southern coastal areas, while the production of coal for power generation is concentrated in the northern regions of China. Currently, is the transportation of coal smooth and can we ensure the demand for coal during peak summer season?
The port manager told reporters that compared to the continuous high temperatures in summer in the past, power plants need to search for coal everywhere. In 2023, there will be sufficient upstream coal supply, and downstream users can supply it as long as there is demand.
Zhang Hong introduced to reporters that in 2023, in addition to stable growth in domestic production and a significant increase in imported coal carbon, the transportation capacity of major railway transportation trunk lines in China, including the Haoji Railway, Jitong Line, and Wari Line, is increasing, which has played a supporting role in ensuring coal supply in 2023.
According to data provided by the China Coal Industry Association, in the first five months of 2023, the cumulative raw coal production of coal enterprises above designated size in China reached 1.91 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%. The country has imported a total of 182 million tons of coal, a year-on-year increase of 89.6%. The cumulative railway coal transportation volume in China reached 1.152 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%. The coal used for power generation reached 965 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 12%.
