Shanxi's raw coal output accounted for about 29 percent of the country's total in the first quarter.

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

Renewable energy use, low season, curbs on inflows, green drive factors.

Thanks to the digitalization of the coal industry, miners no longer need to enter the deep mineshafts via walking or riding on a small, outdated train.

Khan said that an electrostatic precipitator had been installed in the plant which traps potentially hazardous fly ash.

The move of policy continuation was announced after the State Council's executive meeting last Friday. China cut tariffs on coal to zero in May of 2022.

In the first two months, Guangdong's import and export with Brazil and Chile increased by 24.8 percent and 14.4 percent, respectively, it said.

Wind power was the second most important energy source in Germany last year.