As the weather warms up, the demand for coal increases. In June, the coal supply index rose to the highest level since August 2020, and coal companies accelerated the release of advanced coal production capacity and increased thermal coal production.
In an open-pit coal mine located in Pinglu District, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, the reporter saw workers operating various large machinery and busy in the mine. Despite the hot weather, there is continuous production 24 hours a day, with a maximum daily output of more than 110,000 tons.
In order to stabilize coal and electricity prices and reduce the impact of coal price fluctuations on electricity prices, some state-owned coal companies have signed long-term supply agreements with power companies at a certain price level. The main mine with a production capacity of more than 20 million tons has a supply guarantee ratio of more than 60%. In order to successfully complete the supply guarantee task, despite the pressure of rising mining costs, the company urgently purchased a batch of equipment such as an online mine pressure monitoring system, main ventilator, and self-moving trains.
According to statistics, in June, the coal supply increased by 6.2% compared with the previous month, and the growth rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than that of the previous month, which was accelerated for two consecutive months. Most coal mines maintained normal production, and the overall coal supply rose steadily.
Judging from the situation of the main producing areas, most coal mines in Inner Mongolia maintain normal production, and the overall coal supply is basically stable. The large state-owned mines in Shanxi region still mainly fulfill the long-term agreement to guarantee coal supply, and the transportation turnover is basically normal. Most coal mines in Shaanxi area maintain normal production.
On the whole, the effect of energy supply guarantee is obvious. It is expected that in July, coal supply will continue to maintain a stable and rising trend.