The total amount of investment will be US$125 million.

Exports would recover slowly because of the global economic downturn, according to the newspaper.

Last year, Shanxi provided 620 million tonnes of thermal coal for another 24 provincial-level regions in China, according to the provincial statistics bureau.

The daily crude steel output stood at 1.93 million tonnes in early January, according to the China Iron and Steel Association.

China's raw coal output posted stable expansion in December 2022, official data showed.

The commission is a statutory authority formed in 2020 to curb the growing air pollution in the National Capital Region and adjoining areas.

Northeast China's Heilongjiang province saw its foreign trade in goods grow by 33 percent year-on-year to 265.15 billion yuan ($39.44 billion) in 2022, customs data showed.

Power consumption data can reflect situations of enterprises' production and economic operation, and thus become a key barometer of economic activity, experts said.