At a press conference held by the Shanxi Provincial Government Information Office on the 17th, Shanxi Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission spokesperson Hou Guowei said that Shanxi will ensure that the raw coal output of provincial state-owned enterprises is stabilized at 700 million tons and make every effort to ensure national energy security.
As a major energy province, Shanxi occupies an important position in China’s energy security. Data show that from January to September this year, Shanxi's four coal-related state-owned enterprises produced a total of 560 million tons of coal, and completed the guaranteed coal supply of 210 million tons under the China-Long-term Cooperation Agreement.
Hou Guowei said that Shanxi promotes the exploration and development of coal, coal bed methane and other resources of provincial state-owned enterprises and increases reserves and production to ensure that the raw coal output of provincial state-owned enterprises is stabilized at the level of 700 million tons.
At the same time, Shanxi is also accelerating the transformation and upgrading of the energy industry. Liu Wei, deputy general manager of the Shanxi Provincial State-owned Assets Operation Company, said that Shanxi promotes the online operation of the coal industry Internet platform, accelerates the construction of intelligent coal mines, and reduces the number of coal mines to improve quality.
From 2020 to 2022, the average annual growth rate of R&D investment by state-owned enterprises in Shanxi Province is 22.5%, and 27 national-level R&D innovation platforms of various types and 194 provincial-level R&D innovation platforms have been established.
Hou Guowei said that Shanxi has formed a number of breakthrough results in key industrial fields such as green and efficient coal mining, high-end equipment manufacturing, and new energy in recent years, and has accelerated the construction of a major source of original innovation in the energy and chemical industries.