China produced some 4.45 billion tons of coal last year, up 8 percent year-on- year.

As China's leading energy base, Shanxi Province is key to the country's energy supply and electricity transmission.

The 2303 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 8492 yuan per ton on January 12.

Rooftop solar gear, biomass heating, pumped-storage hydroelectricity among tech on rise.

A trade delegation, composed of over 30 representatives from foreign trade enterprises and government in northeast China's Jilin Province, has recently departed for Russia to expand business opportunities there.

Most of the capital goods in China posted lower prices in late December compared with mid-December of 2022, official data shows.

Specifically, the industrial output of manufacturing increased by about 3.1 percent last year, according to the ministry.

Increase of clean energy seen as key to achieving nation's carbon goals.