Coal market outlook in China

Yu Zhufeng and Zheng Xingzhou

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2005, vol. 24, issue 3/4, 211-227

Abstract: Coal is the major primary energy source in China. It is forecast that coal will account for over 60% of the primary energy consumption mix, and the total coal demand will reach 2.3-2.9 billion tons in 2020. However, ensuring the coal supply will be faced with a lot of obstacles in fields such as the degree of detailed exploration of coal reserves, the level of mining technology and mine safety, the production capacity building of mines, transport conditions, and ecological and environmental impacts. More comprehensive measures should be adopted, including improvements in energy efficiency, strengthening coal production and transportation capacity, to rationalise coal mine disposition and the coal production structure, and to raise the levels of coal mining technologies and mine safety management, etc.

Keywords: China; coal markets; coal prediction; energy forecast; energy consumption; coal demand; coal supply; energy efficiency; coal production; transportation capacity; coal reserves; mining technology; mine safety; ecological impact; environmental impact. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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