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Shandong to rein in growth in coal consumption

Shandong province, a major coal consumer in eastern China, aimed to rein in the growth in coal consumption by the end of this year, cutting the total coal use below the level in 2012, according to a document released by the provincial Development and Reform Commission on August 28.

The province planned to cut 10 million tonnes of coal consumption from the 2012 level next year, and achieve the 20-million-tonne consumption reduction set by the central government by 2017.

Specific coal reduction targets will be allocated to 17 cities of the province, which will be carried out by major coal-consuming firms, according to the document.

To help realize the target, Shandong will continue to phase out outdated capacities, upgrade existing coal-fired builders and implement energy-saving projects, the document said.

Clean and efficient use of coal in coal chemical, coke making and industrial boilers will be put forward steadily, and more efforts will be made to develop new and renewable energy sources and to get more electricity and natural gas from other provinces, it said.

As a major energy consumer, Shandong’s energy consumption accounts for nearly 10% of the national total. In 2012, coal took more than 75% of the province’s primary energy consumption, and 12% of the nation’s total coal consumption.

The province was ordered to cap its total energy consumption at 344 million tonnes of standard coal by 2015, with annual growth in energy consumption no more than 2.2%, according to document previously released by the National Development and Reform Commission.

source: http://en.sxcoal.com