Raw coal output increased 11.1 in the first four months. Current coal supply is sufficient

Beijing, May 25 (Reporter Bao Dan) China Coal Industry Association today informed the operation and analysis of the coal economy from January to April this year. It is reported that the current coal inventory is at a normal level and domestic coal supply capacity is sufficient.

Domestic coal production and sales are booming

According to reports, from January to April, the country's raw coal output reached 1.12 billion tons, an increase of 11.1% year-on-year; the nation's coal sales reached 1.085 billion tons, an increase of 9.2% year-on-year. At the same time, the amount of coal railway transportation and port shipments increased significantly. In the first four months of this year, the national railroad coal traffic volume was 73.062 million tons, an increase of 13.1% year-on-year; the nation's major port coal shipments reached 20951 million tons, an increase of 21.4% year-on-year.

Coal inventory is at normal levels. As of the end of April, the total social coal inventory was 20.223 million tons, although it was down by 14.96 million tons from the beginning of the year, a decrease of 6.9%, but it remained at more than 200 million tons. On May 18, the number of coal deposit days available for key power generation enterprises in the country reached 16 days, which was a significant increase from the 7-10 days in the same period in 2004.

According to Wang Zhanjun, chairman of the China Coal Transportation and Marketing Association, investment in coal mine construction in China has continued to increase in recent years, which has laid a solid foundation for improving coal supply capacity. It is understood that by the end of 2010, the country’s coal production capacity has reached 3.878 billion tons. In addition, there are 630 million tons of coal mines under construction. Compared with the period of tight electricity supply in 2004, the current coal production capacity and coal transportation capacity have undergone fundamental changes, and the coal supply guarantee capacity has been significantly enhanced.

Coal prices in the domestic market rise

The circular also shows that since late March, affected by multiple factors, the coal market in some regions has become tight and coal prices in the domestic market have begun to rise. As of the end of April, thermal coal prices in the 5500 kcal market in Qinhuangdao Port had reached 800-810 yuan/ton, up 30 yuan/ton from the end of March. Major coal-producing provinces and major coal-consuming regions such as Ningbo, Shanghai, and Guangzhou have also seen market coal prices rise at different levels. At the end of April, the “up stop” price for the 5500 kcal thermal coal market in northern Shanxi was RMB 640-660/ton, which was RMB 20/ton higher than that at the end of March; the delivery price for 5,500 kcal thermal coal at Guangzhou Port was RMB 920-940/ton. Compared with the end of March, it rose 45-50 yuan/ton.

According to Jiang Zhimin, vice president of China Coal Industry Association, the continuous increase in coal production costs is one of the important reasons for the rise in coal prices.

Resource and environmental constraints continue to strengthen

The report specifically pointed out that although the current national supply and demand of coal is basically balanced, but from the long-term development trend, the coal production continues to grow too fast, the constraints of resources and environment continue to intensify, coal mine safety and security is becoming more and more difficult, the proportion of coal railway transport has come The larger the bottleneck of transportation is still difficult to resolve in the near future. All of these require the transformation of extensive coal production and utilization methods as soon as possible.

In view of the tight coal supply situation in some localities, the China Coal Industry Association recommends from three aspects: First, increase demand-side management, introduce a regional energy consumption policy as soon as possible, control the excessive development of high-energy-consuming industries, and restrain coal consumption. Fast growth. The second is to strengthen self-discipline in the industry, mobilize coal companies to organize production under the premise of ensuring safe production, maintain basic price stability, and maintain the smooth operation of the coal market. The third is to promote the reform of the coal circulation sector, accelerate the development of the modern coal logistics industry, encourage coal companies such as power plants to directly sign strategic alliances or long-term agreements, reduce intermediate links, cancel unreasonable charges, and reduce coal circulation costs.