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    September 28, 2021

    China Energy Crunch Triggers Alarm, Pleas for More Coal

    Coal, Commodities, Power Markets China, Energy Crisis, Thermal Coal

    By David Stanway | Reuters

    As a severe power crunch roils China’s northeastern industrial heartland, senior officials face mounting pressure from alarmed citizens to ramp up coal imports thick and fast in order to keep lights on, factories open and even water supplies flowing.

    With electricity shortages sparked by scant coal supply crippling large sections of industry, the governor of Jilin province, one of the hardest hit in the world’s no.2 economy, called for a surge in coal imports, while a power company association said supply was being expanded “at any cost”.

    News organisations and social media carried reports and posts saying the lack of power in the northeast had shut down traffic lights…Full Story

    Iron-ore storms past $100 as China soothes Evergrande concerns Coal Shortage Crisis: 15 Of 135 Power Plants Have Zero Days Of Stock

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