The Chinese province of Shaanxi has been hit by what has been described as a "serious" coal shortage, with just one week’s worth of supplies to power the province’s 13 biggest utility power plants in January.
Official government figures released on Monday suggested that 1 million tons of thermal coal was stockpiled by utilities, a drop of 28 per cent over the December figure.
Local coal mines boosted output by 13% in January to help boost stockpiles but there is now concern about rationing in the region. It is thought that supplies will be imported from Indonesia and Australian to alleviate the situation.
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